| Acronym | Meaning |
| GBCD | Grain Boundary Character Distribution |
| SHEBA | Surface Heat Budget Of Arctic Ocean |
| TOST | Turbine Oil Stability Test |
| TPMB | Two-potential-modified Born (approxn. In Inelastic Collisions) |
| WQMP | Water Quality Management Plan |
| CPI | Conference Papers Index |
| HMR | Hazardous Materials Regulations |
| EQE | Equivalent Quantum Efficiency |
| APS | Advanced Photon Source |
| ECCI | Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging |