| Acronym | Meaning |
| MTES | Metastable Transfer Emission Spectroscopy |
| DCP-OES | Direct Coupled Plasma-optical Emission Spectroscopy |
| DMRG | Density Matrix Renormalization Group (quantum Calcn. Method) |
| UPTF | Upper Plenum Test Facility |
| TROLS | Terrestrial And Riparian Organisms |
| AAOE | Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment |
| NIGMS | National Institute Of General Medical Sciences (NIH) |
| NIPR | National Institute Of Polar Research |
| HTS | High-throughput Screening |
| CSRS | Cooperative State Research Service (US Dept. Of Agriculture) |