| Acronym | Meaning |
| FOIA | Freedom Of Information Act |
| ESP | Exchangeable Sodium Percentage (soils) |
| ARDRA | Amplified RDNA Restriction Analysis |
| SP-RPAE | Spin Polarized-random Phase Approxn. (with) Exchange |
| LAWS | Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder (NASA) |
| PIXES | Particle Induced X-ray Emission Spectroscopy |
| ALCOM | Advanced Liquid Crystalline Optical Materials |
| SRP | Signal Recognition Particle |
| AEC | Acceptable Effluent Concentration |
| ECS | Electro-Chemical Society |