| Acronym | Meaning |
| CIA | Chemical Industries Association |
| FEEM | Field Electron Emission Microscopy |
| CTIO | Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory |
| PIF | Photochemically-induced Fluorescence |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovative Research Program |
| AGP | Alpha-1-acid Glycoprotein |
| GDS | Glow Discharge Spectrometer |
| ORAC | Organic Reaction Accessed By Computer |
| CAS-CI | Complete Active Space-configuration Interaction |
| UDRI | University Of Dayton Research Institute |