| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCD | Carbonate Compensation Depth |
| SIMAAC | Simultaneous Multi-element Analysis With A Continuum Source |
| ACRE | Automatic Climatological Recording Equipment |
| SPLEED | Spin Polarized Low-energy Electron Diffraction |
| NCSRP | National Contaminated Sites Remediation Program |
| SXPL | Soft X-ray Projection Lithography |
| CMS | Carbogenic Molecular Sieves |
| AIP | Aluminum Isopropoxide |
| ERMS | Emergency Radiation Monitoring System |
| MINI-N | Minimal-type Contracted Gto Basis Set (n= 1 |