Loreal V. Heebink, Research Chemist. Ms. Heebink's principal areas expertise include leaching procedures and ultratrace mercury analysis with a double gold amalgamation atomic fluorescence apparatus, fuel component analysis with innovative Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) techniques, organic synthesis, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, atomic absorption and inductively coupled argon plasma spectroscopy, ultraviolet and fluorescence analysis, and thin layer and gas chromatography.

Bruce A. Dockter, Manager of the Fuels and Materials Research Laboratory. His duties include laboratory supervision of physical characterization and standard testing of fly ash, high-temperature characteristics of ash and slag, and determination of physical and chemical properties of coal. He is also responsible for evaluating and modifying facility capabilities for enhancing research programs and graduate student studies.

Kurt E. Eylands, Research Scientist. Mr. Eylands' principal areas of interest and expertise include coal ash utilization, phase transformations of minerals, and analytical methods and techniques. Of particular interest are the formation of minerals in CCBs and mineral transformations when these products are hydrated.