| Acronym | Meaning |
| MAPW | Modified Augmented Plane Wave |
| HCPA | Homomorphic Cluster Coherent Potential Approximation |
| EEM | Elastic Emission Machining |
| ASB | Ambient Stds. Branch [of The US EPA] |
| BGK | Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook (kinetic-theory Model For Reactive Collisions) |
| MIDAS | Microimaging Dust Analysis System |
| GRB | Gamma Ray Burst |
| CE | Capillary Electrophoresis |
| SCIAMACHY | SCanning Imaging Absorption SpectroMeter For Atmospheric CHartographY |
| AERL | Air And Energy Engineering Research Laboratory |