| Acronym | Meaning |
| MCQDT | Multichannel Quantum Defect Theory |
| AIPI | Ab Initio Perturbed Ion (calcn. Method) |
| ACE | Alliance For Clean Energy |
| CSD | Chemical Solution Deposition |
| INFERNO | Irradiation Of Narrow Frequency Envelopes By Repeated Nutation And Orbiting |
| NIR | Near Infrared |
| FETI | Fire, Explosion And Toxicity Index |
| MMPC | Metal-matrix Particulate Composites |
| SPAES | Spin Polarized Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| LWR | Locally Weighted Regression |