| Acronym | Meaning |
| AASE | Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition |
| DHEW | Department Of Health |
| NGI | Next Generation Internet |
| DSN | Deep Space Network |
| TLLMES | The Institute For Integrative And Multidisciplinary Earth Studies |
| SW/HW | Software/Hardware |
| SOAP | Simple Object Access Protocol |
| ESIG | Environmental And Societal Impacts Group |
| AFNE | American For Nuclear Energy |
| PMEL | Pacific Marine Environment Laboratory |