| Acronym | Meaning |
| SNL | Sandia National Laboratory |
| FEFA | Fiber-optic Evanescent Field Absorption |
| CES | Committee On Earth Science (Office Science & Technology Policy) |
| MPE | Mean Percent Error |
| SVE | Soil Vapor Extraction |
| EIS | Eikonal Initial State (in Scattering Calcns.) |
| XNBR | Carboxylated Nitrile Rubber |
| TSG | Tumor Suppressor Gene |
| QUASAR | Quality Simulation Along Rivers (environmental Model) |
| SAFARI | Southern African Regional Science Initiative |