| Acronym | Meaning |
| LID | Laser Implant-deposition |
| NLO | Nonlinear Optical |
| SPT | Standard Penetration Test |
| SURF III | Synchrotron UV Radiation Facility (at NIST) |
| AFRSI | Advanced Flexible Reusable Surface Insulation |
| TEO | Topological Equivalent Orbital |
| BWEN | Brillouin-Wigner (second-order Perturbation Theory With) Epstein-Nesbet (energy Denominators) |
| SANS | Small-angle Neutron Scattering |
| SIR | Statutory Invention Registration |
| PSII | Photosystem II |