| Acronym | Meaning |
| CHMO | Constrained Hartree-Fock Orbitals |
| VO/CI | Virtual Orbital/configuration Interaction |
| SNR | Supernova Remnant |
| WSC | Water Soluble Carbohydrate |
| DIIMFP | Differential Inverse Inelastic Mean Free Path |
| MOD | Metalorganic Decomposition |
| APOMA | American Precision Optics Manufacturers Association |
| CIRRIS | Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instrument For Shuttle |
| MSFC | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| TRES | Time-resolved Emission Spectroscopy |