| Acronym | Meaning |
| CFSE | Crystal Field Stabilization Energy |
| PHC | Photonic Crystal |
| XPS | X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| NPCVD | Normal Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| TERRACE | Terrestrial Runoff Modeling For Risk Assessment Of Chem. Exposure |
| AMOS | Automated Meteorological Observing System |
| ISFSI | Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation |
| OWLS | Optical Waveguide Lightmode Spectroscopy |
| HART | Highway Addressable Remote Transducer [Rosemount |
| TTL | Transistor-transistor Logic |