| Acronym | Meaning |
| IPEI | Ionospheric Plasma And Electrodynamics Instrument |
| LTV | Ling-Temco-Vaught Inc. |
| IDI | Instrumentation Development And Intercomparisons |
| IAPSO | International Association Of Physical Sciences Of The Ocean |
| PMB | Performance Measurement Baseline |
| GLONET | Global Ozone Observing System |
| JSC | Joint Scientific Committee |
| LMOS | Lake Michigan Ozone Study |
| RUI | Research In Undergraduate Institutions |
| SCSC | Summer Computer Simulation Conferences |