| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAPTEX | Cross-Appalachian Tracer Experiment |
| ASW | Amorphous Solid Water |
| QSO | Quasistellar Objects |
| ADAM | Angular Distribution Auger Microscopy |
| LSDXS | Local-spin-density (with) Screened Exchange |
| CEM | Conventional Electron Microscope |
| NARSTO | North American Research Strategy For Tropospheric Ozone |
| SEGS | Solar Electric Generating System |
| EUSIDIC | European Society For Information Dissemination In Chemistry |
| NPO | National Program Office |