| Acronym | Meaning |
| PMP | Powder Melting Process |
| SPIPES | Spin Polarized Inverse Photoemission Spectroscopy |
| SERI | Solar Energy Research Institute |
| HEP | High Energy Physics |
| VBXPS | Valence Bond X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| CME | Chemically Modified Electrode |
| AMPTE | Active Magnetosphere Particle Tracer Explorers |
| SCOT | Support Coated Open Tubular |
| GPIB | General Purpose Interface Bus |
| OHMS | Office Of Hazardous Materials Safety |