| Acronym | Meaning |
| FFP | Femtosecond Flash Photolysis |
| PASA | PCR Amplification Of Specific Alleles |
| IEHT | Iterative Extended Hueckel Theory |
| ASAXS | Anomalous Small-angle X-ray Scattering |
| RTG | Radioisotope Thermoelec. Generators |
| UTLA | Ultra Thin Layer Activation |
| MDS | Minimum Detectable Signal |
| HSV | Herpes Simplex Virus |
| MFM | Magnetic Force Microscopy |
| CAAMP | Canadian Acid Aerosol Measurement Program |