Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) microscopy is a characterization technique used with scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) for the determination of crystallographic information present in both metal and mineral samples. Much like energy dispersive X-ray...
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Strategies for Thriving in Unsettled Times
Supply chain issues abound, employees are difficult to find, and market demand is volatile. As a technical services organization with a materials laboratory, one of RJ Lee Group’s enduring survival strategies for the last 35+ years has been diversification. We serve multiple industries, have significant business in the government sector, and have launched product lines from technology we developed. Collaboration is at the core of what we do, who we are, and how we are built.
Technique to Rapidly Identify COVID-19 from Human Breath Shows Promise, Developed by RJ Lee Group and Partners
A partnership of science and health experts was founded to study COVID-19 markers in human breath, and concept how ultra-rapid testing for COVID-19 can help prevent the spread of the virus. A method for identification that shows promise is Proton Transfer Reaction...
Research of RJ Lee Group Scientist Dr. Christopher Hefferan published in Science
The field of materials science has received significantly more attention in the previous decade with the growing recognition that many innovations require new materials to make them a reality. The continued exponential growth of computing capacity has led to the...
RJ Lee Group Develops a Characterization System for Testing Air Monitoring Sensor Devices for South Coast Air Quality Management District
RJ Lee Group recently developed an exposure/characterization chamber (SEnTeC-2) to assist with sensor networks/sensor load program calibration, performance testing, and supplementary testing for low-cost sensors. It has comprehensive pollutants/software controls,...
RJ Lee Group is part of a team which landed a contract from the Department of Energy, to Solve a Targeted Set of Challenges for the Energy and Manufacturing Industries
The U.S. Research Impact Alliance (USRIA) was awarded funding from the Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transitions. This funding is set to initiative the launch of the USRIA IMPACT Accelerator. The goal of USRIA’s IMPACT Accelerator is to identify and...
RJ Lee Group Introducing the Second Generation IntelliSEM Software for Automated Identification and Analysis of Particles
In April 2021, RJ Lee Group is introducing the second generation IntelliSEM software for automated identification and analysis of particles.
IntelliSEM software applies high performance instrument control and data analysis to scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and provides a rich set of tools for data visualization and collaboration.
MERCYHEALTH, RJ LEE GROUP STUDY REAL TIME COVID-19 BREATH TEST IN JANESVILLE
JANESVILLE, Wisconsin Mercyhealth and RJ Lee Group Inc, based in Monroeville, PA, is excited to announce it has recently concluded COVID-19-related research at Mercyhealth North in Janesville. This research is the first step in developing a real time, non-invasive...
Disruption of B2B Supply Chains by a Global Pandemic Highlights the Importance of Qualified Secondary Suppliers and Quality Assurance Testing
Lysol wipes, toilet paper, steak, coins, furniture and appliances. Before 2020, this would be confused with a particularly strange shopping list. But we are now aware that these products are among the many items that can be hard to find during the pandemic....
Shell Partners with RJ Lee Group to Test Employees for COVID-19
With our nation’s largest construction and critical infrastructure projects returning to work, teamwork, data, and COVID-19 employee testing are keys to ensuring workplace safety. Accurate and sensitive viral testing helps large worksites to remediate and clean...
Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) of Concrete with UPV
Ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) is an acoustic non-destructive test (NDT) method most often used to evaluate the relative quality, or uniformity, of concrete structures, and to identify the presence of internal flaws such as cracks, voids, and honeycombing. UPV can...
A Cost-Effective Alternative to MSHA Total Incombustible Content (75.403) Citations
Since 1977, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has been implementing mining regulations to enhance coal mine safety. Over the past ten years, the number of citations issued for many violation categories has decreased significantly because of increased compliance and because of the decreasing number of active mines
Laboratory Testing Guide 2020 Published
RJ Lee Group is proud to announce the release of our Laboratory Testing Guide 2020, which features many of the services, method, and analyses techniques offered by the company. In addition to the categories we have included from the past, including environmental...
The Top 10 Things to Tell Your Petrographer
If you want solid answers to your concrete questions, a petrographer can help. Petrographers use a combination of visual inspection, microscopy, and chemical techniques to examine concrete cores. These analyses provide a basis for understanding the condition of the...
What Can Petrographic Analysis Tell You About the Condition of Concrete Structures?
According to a 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, 1 in 9 bridges in metropolitan areas are structurally deficient. The estimated investment needed to eliminate the backlog of deficient bridges by 2028 is $20.5 billion annually—that’s $8 billion more per...