Charlene R. Crocker, Research Manager, performs research related to mercury and halogens in the area of coal combustion and characterization methods for heavy metals in soil using a variety of spectroscopic techniques, including laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, cold-vapor and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy, inductively coupled argon plasma spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and ultratrace elemental analysis of mercury using atomic fluorescence. She holds a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of North Dakota and a B.A. in French from Colby College, Waterville, Maine.