| Acronym | Meaning |
| EEAES | Electron-excited Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| BIA | Biochemical Induction Assay |
| DERP | Defense Environmental Restoration Program |
| IRM | Isothermal Remanent Magnetization |
| LIGO | Laser-interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory |
| AED | Atomic Emission Detector |
| CHEMATA | Chem. Mechanism Adaptation To Tropospheric Applications |
| IUPAC | International Union Of Pure And Applied Chemistry |
| SNIFTIRS | Subtractively Normalized Interfacial Fourier Transform IR Spectroscopy |
| HEDS | Human Exploration And Development Of Space |