| Acronym | Meaning |
| TM | Team Member |
| MLSO | Mauna Loa Solar Observatory |
| UNIX | A Computer Operating System Developed By AT&T And Modified Extensively By The University Of California At Berkeley |
| HMES | Hough Mode Extensions |
| HAILSWATH | South Dakota Hail Studies |
| ASAP | Accelerated Situational Awareness Prototype |
| ABFEL | Air-based Free-electron Laser |
| WCRP | World Climate Research Program |
| AGS | Alternating-gradient Synchrotron |
| FICA | Federal Insurance Contributions Act |