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 Congressman Tim Murphy visited RJ Lee Group, Inc. (RJLG) headquarters in Monroeville,Pennsylvania on Wednesday, April 15, for a tour of the laboratories, a chili cook-off, and a discussion of the company’s current initiatives and his priorities in Congress. The Congressman was wrapping up his Spring District Work Period by spending time with businesses located in his district. Dr. Richard J. Lee, President of RJLG, along with several other company representatives, congressional staffers, and representatives from the Pittsburgh Technology Council, held a wide-ranging discussion with the Congressman that touched on several of RJLG’s developing
initiatives and on the Congressman’s top priorities: they discussed healthcare, clean energy production, resource recovery, infrastructure, consumer product safety, nanotechnology, and education.
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RJ Lee Group’s (RJLG) Consumer Product Safety Services is a comprehensive series of testing programs for manufacturers, importers and retailers of consumer products and children’s products.
New legislation, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), signed August 2008, imposes new limits for lead, heavy metals, and phthalates, and widens the range of responsibility and liability for product quality to include market participants from manufacturer to importer, and from distributor to retailer and reseller.
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Join RJ Lee Group’s experts Gary Casuccio and Keith Rickabaugh with Randy Ogle MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM (retired operations manager of US DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences) for our free Webinar Seminar Presentation:
“Nanocharacterization Strategies in Industrial Hygiene”
Thursday, May 7, 2009 @ 1:30 PM EST
We will explore these issues, how they relate to workplace safety, and how industrial hygiene and environmental health and safety staff must evaluate the risks of intended applications related to nanoparticles.
- Overview / Challenges
- Sampling Strategies
- Analytical Approach
Presenters will be joined by a panel of RJLG experts: Dr. Kristin Bunker, John Mastovich and Dr. Brian Strohmeier for a Q&A segment following the presentation.
For registration to this FREE web seminar contact RJLGs Ellen Martin at 724-387-1974 or emartin@rjlg.com.
RJLG Partners with Hitachi for Workshop on 'Problem Solving in the Nanotechnology World' – top
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‘Electron Microscopy & Microanalysis Workshop'
Registration is now open for the Electron Microscopy & Microanalysis Workshop,hosted by RJ Lee Group (RJLG) and Hitachi.This 2-day event, ‘Problem Solving in the Nanotechnology World', will be held June 16-17, 2009, at the Comfort Inn Conference Center and RJLG's headquarters' in Monroeville, PA. A third day will be open for one-on-one meetings with Hitachi and RJ LeeGroup experts.
The sessions will provide a forum on the most recent advances in nanomaterial characterization, nanoparticle characterization and related sample preparation. A high-profile list of leadings cientists and researchers in the industry have been scheduledfor the workshop. Speakers include Dr. Eric Grulke of University of Kentucky, Dr. Judith Yang of University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Jon McCarthy of University of Wisconsin, Dr. Lisa Porter of Carnegie Mellon University, Dr. ScottStory of U.S. Steel, Dr. Joe Conny from NIST, plus Dr. Brian Strohmeier and Gary Casuccio of RJ Lee Group, Inc. There will be additional time scheduled forbreakout sessions, laboratory tours and demonstrations of state-of-the-art Hitachi instrumentation. Posters are strongly encouraged on a variety of nanotechnology topics and will be displayed at the Sessions.
For emerging details on the Speakers and Topics of Discussion, visit theNanotechnology Workshop section on the RJLG web page. Watch for more e-mails on workshops and breakout sessions. Please direct any inquiries to info@rjlg.com.
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Registration is now open! RJLG’s Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology Group is hosting ahalf day Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology Forum: Particle Contamination Issues in Manufacturing. This one day FREE event is being held on July 24, 2009, at the El San Juan Hotel & Casino in Puerto Rico. RJLG’s analytical experts will pair up with industry experts to get you timely information from both a manufacturing and laboratory perspective. The tentative agenda is as follows:
- The Role of Forensic Analysis in the Biotechnological Manufacturing Industry
SPEAKER: Alexander Artau, Amgen
- Current Forensic Analysis Challenges in the Biotechnological Manufacturing Industry
SPEAKER: Abdin Suarez, Amgen
- Non-Invasive Analysis of Extraneous Matter by Raman Microscopy
SPEAKER: Yanira Melendez, Amgen
- Nanoparticle Characterization in Pharmaceutical Applications Using Advanced Microscopy
SPEAKER, Dr. Kristin Bunker, RJLG Senior Scientist
- Automated Analytical Techniques for Particle Identification in Pharmaceuticals
SPEAKER: Karen Sutch, RJLG Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology Project Manager
- Forensic Particle Analysis and use of Novel Database Archival Systems for Pharmaceutical Samples
SPEAKER: David Exline, RJLG Director of Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology Group
If you are interested in attending, please contact Tricia Egry at tegry@rjlg.com or fill out the registration for and mail to RJ Lee Group, Inc., Attention Tricia Egry at 350 Hochberg Road, Monroeville, PA 15146. Visit www.rjlg.com for more information.
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Twelve Mile Project Links Germany to Denmark for Improved Commuter and Economic Access – top
 RJ Lee Group’s (RJLG) Niels Thaulow will continue his work in concrete analysis with the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link Project which will connect Germany to Denmark across the Fehmern Straight; the project is expected to be completed by 2018. The proposed 12 mile stretch of tunnel will significantly reduce the travel time between Copenhagen, Denmark and Hamburg, Germany while also alleviating strain on the island’s two other chokepoints: The Great Belt Link and the Øresund Link.
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 RJ Lee Group (RJLG) became involved at Ground Zero, site of the September 11, 2001 attacks, early in the area’s rebuilding phase. Today, as experts with sensitivity to the area’s history, RJLG is completing the circle of work as it partners with a group of experts involved with the One World Trade Center Project.
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RJLG exhibited at the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) Annual Meeting held April 20-24, 2009, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Built on the theme, ‘The Impact of the Microchip - Application of Modern Technologies in the Development, Manufacture and Testing of Bio/pharmaceutical Products’, the conference was an opportunity to examine the systems and tools that can help you and your company maximize efficiency and productivity, while consistently delivering safe, pure and reliable drugs to patients. Project Manager, Karen Sutch presented on ‘Automated Raman and Computer Controlled SEM: Streamlining Identification of Foreign Particulate Matter in Pharmaceutical Samples’. For more information on her discussion, contact Karen at ksutch@rjlg.com
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On May 28-29, 2009, RJLG will exhibit at the largest business and industry show and premier defense contracting exhibit in the region, Showcase for Commerce, in Johnstown, PA. Visit us at booth 61.
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RJLG will be exhibiting at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Expo (AIHce) May 30 – June 4, 2009, in Toronto, Canada. This conference is a unique opportunity to expand your knowledge and insight to better solve daily and strategic challenges in industrial hygiene. RJLG offers a comprehensive menu of industrial hygiene and environmental health and safety services. Ask us about emerging technologies like nanocharacterization. Plus, RJLG’s Glyniss Bowman will speak on “Working with Radioactive Materials in the Laboratory: Assessing the Leachability of 99 Technetium in a Grout Stabilized Waste Form”. Visit our experts at booth 1228.
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RJLG Contributing Writers: Lydia Humenycky and Nicole Young
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