| Acronym | Meaning |
| IPSP | Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potential |
| RYDMR | Reaction Yield Detected Magnetic Resonance |
| PIAC | Polymer Industrial Advisory Council |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| PPMSVX | Pseudopotential Multiple-scattering Valence-exchange |
| OSW | Office Of Solid Waste (US EPA) |
| CAMD | Computer Aided Material Design |
| FEPCA | Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act |
| POCH | Polarized Ochkur |
| GIAO | Gage-including Atomic Orbital |