| Acronym | Meaning |
| AURA | Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy |
| RXF | Refracted X-ray Fluorescence |
| IPVD | Ionized Physical Vapor Deposition |
| SCOT | Support Coated Open Tubular |
| BKW | Bobylev-Krook-Wu (method For Solving The Boltzmann Equation For A Mol. System) |
| GIAO | Gage Invariant Atomic Orbital |
| EPA | Electron Population Analysis |
| TPCA | Toxic Pit Cleanup Act (of California |
| EBSP | Electron Backscattering Pattern |
| FAPES | Furnace Atomization Plasma Emission Spectrometry |