| Acronym | Meaning |
| ANTS | 8-aminonaphthalene-1 |
| CHES | 3-(cyclohexylamino)ethylsulfonic Acid |
| STARS | Strategic Targeting Activities Reporting System |
| ADAM | Angular Distribution Auger Microscopy |
| MCRPA | Multiconfigurational Random Phase Approxn. |
| HTXRD | High-temperature X-ray Diffraction |
| ELOG | Epitaxial Lateral Overgrowth |
| SPIE | Society Of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers |
| DWBC | Deep Western Boundary Current |
| CMSM | Carbon Molecular Sieve Membrane |