| Acronym | Meaning |
| HSA | Human Serum Albumin |
| VSFG | Vibrational Sum-frequency Generation |
| LITGS | Laser Induced Thermal Grating Spectroscopy |
| DMBE | Double Many-body Expansion (in Potential Energy Surface Calcn.) |
| CFS | Chemical Fixation And Solidification (of Hazardous Wastes) |
| GLOBE | Global Learning And Observations To Benefit The Environment |
| PLDMR | Photoluminescence Detected Magnetic Resonance |
| SFRC | Spruce-Fir Research Cooperative |
| AS | Auger Spectroscopy |
| AE | Acoustic Emission |