| Acronym | Meaning |
| FAS | Federation Of American Scientists |
| HRIBF | Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility |
| NIH | National Institutes Of Health |
| PDI | Polarization-division Interferometry |
| PAES | Positron-induced Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| BOM | Benthic Organic Matter |
| GRACE | Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment |
| LDL | Low Density Lipoprotein |
| CDW | Charge-density Wave |
| RAMAN | Regional Atmospheric Measurement And Analytical Network |