| Acronym | Meaning |
| HGSI | The Human Genome Sequencing Index |
| DRS | Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy |
| SPARHEED | Spot Profile Analysis Reflection High-energy Electron Diffraction |
| BOARS | Born-Oppenheimer Angular Radial Sepn. (in Mol. Complexes Calcns.) |
| AIROF | Anodic Iridium Oxide Film |
| EMP | Empirical Pseudopotential Method |
| UEBS | Unitarized Eikonal Born Series (in Electron-atom Scattering) |
| NTTC | National Technical Transfer Center |
| CRC | Colorectal Cancer |
| TSDW | Torsional Spin Density Wave |