| Acronym | Meaning |
| PSRI | Planetary Sciences Research Institute |
| GPO | Government Printing Office |
| SMFS | Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy |
| PBA | Poly(butyl Acrylate) |
| CRF | Chromatographic Response Function |
| PAA | Photon Activation Analysis |
| VCD | Vibrational Circular Dichroism |
| MLE | Molecular Layer Epitaxy |
| ROFA | Rotating Over Fire Air (boiler Firing) |
| AETM | Analytical Electron Transmission Microscopy |