| Acronym | Meaning |
| CRT | Cathode Ray Tube |
| PW-TDSE | Plane Wave-time Dependent Schroedinger Equation |
| R-CNDO/1X | Relativistic Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap (method) |
| FLISA | Fluorescence-linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| NVDOC | Non-volatile Dissolved Organic Carbon |
| ONR | Office Of Naval Research |
| CDHS | California Department Of Health Services |
| GABA | Gamma-aminobutyric Acid |
| TARFOX | Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observation Experiment |
| MQW | Multiple Quantum Well |