Building America's Communities – top
Through Community and Economic Development

RJ Lee Group (RJLG) and Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) have formed a partnership to help local and state governments leverage federal funding to improve their communities through innovative and collaborative community and economic development programs. Together, the organizations’ community and economic development professionals leverage the capacity in securing and managing federal grants to assist local communities across the country.

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Web Stats Show Interest in RJLG Experts – top

Since RJLG launched its newly redesigned website on July 1st, statistics show that viewers are looking at our Experts. In Promoting Our People we’ve added details of our expert’s biographies, professional associations, publications, special projects and trade shows and events. 

What else do you want to know about RJLG? Contact us and let us know!

The new site is more user friendly and offers a variety of enhancements. Every month, you’ll find 5 new hot topics on the home page. Come back often… we’re making updates every day.

In addition, the new site is Industry focused: Medical Devices, Mining and Minerals, Microelectronics, and Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology, for example. Consulting and laboratory services have been combined to one page per industry. In addition, we know that CONTENT IS KEY for our clients, so we’ve expanded details on our capabilities and projects.

You’ll also notice that the site content is organized with the THREE CLICK RULE. That means that you should not have to make more then 3 clicks within a service to get technical details or a means to contact an RJLG expert.

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RJLG Partners with Chemistry Program for High School Students – top

RJ Lee Group (RJLG) is one of several local businesses that has partnered with Duquesne University to support a program that provides research opportunities to outstanding local high school students. Project SEED, which is in its fourth year at Duquesne, exposes economically disadvantaged high school students to hands-on research as they work one-on-one with faculty and mentors at Duquesne. The program operates under the guidelines of the American Chemical Society, but depends mainly on donations from local companies.

Through its participation, RJLG is helping to nurture and develop a new generation of scientists. This year, each student is working on his or her own cutting-edge research projects under the supervision of their faculty mentors. For example, one student is examining a more energy-efficient way to prepare inter-metallic compounds, which can be utilized in solders and as superconductors, using a microwave. Another student is working on a computational chemistry problem, studying protein-drug interactions that could be important to the pharmaceutical industry.

Students, who receive stipends for their work, also have opportunity to compete for $5,000 college scholarships. Students from the Duquesne program have won scholarships for the last two years. The eight-week program, which wrapped up in August, puts students in the lab or in the field Monday through Friday, eight hours a day.

“The key is they get in–depth experience,” said Dr. Jennifer Aitken, project coordinator and assistant professor of chemistry. “They learn how to use equipment that some undergraduates don’t even get to use. They make contacts within the field by participating on the field trips, and they have the opportunity to gain financial aid.”

In the Laboratory – top

Criminal Forensics
RJLG’s Elena Foster, Criminal Forensics Department Manager, has accepted an invitation from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and its Investigative and Forensic Sciences Division (IFSD) to be a presenter at the Advanced Regional Cold Case Trainings.

These trainings are delivered to cold case investigators and a select number of prosecutors from around the country. The 30 minute presentation is entitled, “Cold Cases and the Crime Laboratory; It’s 2007, What Can We Do For You Now?” It will cover non-DNA disciplines, mostly notably trace evidence. Elena will discuss not only the value of trace evidence in cold cases, but what new technologies may be used if evidence of this type is found, some of which may be decades old.

The training will be held in San Diego, CA, December 5th-7th. 

Satellite Sites - Do You Know About RJLG’s Branch Facilities? – top

New York, New York
RJ Lee Group’s New York office is working on multiple projects in 2007. They have kicked off a project to provide Safety and Industrial Hygiene auditing at a major hospital construction project in New York City. The construction is due to run for approximately four years. Field work will focus on the Review of Contractor Health and Safety Plans, Pre-Planning Meetings and other pertinent Paperwork; Cranes; Fall Protection; Excavations; Electrical Safety; Hot Work; Compressed Gases; Impacts upon Pedestrians and Staff; Impacts upon Patients and Hospital Procedures; Water Accumulation / Mold Potential Issues; and Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Issues.

The New York office is releasing its air testing / odor evaluation regarding the Owls Head Wastewater plant in Brooklyn, New York. The study focused on whether odor producing contaminants could be producing health effects.

Following completion of audits of 26 pharmacies for the North Shore – Long Island Jewish Health system, the New York office has been commissioned to provide input regarding design and construction of a new pharmacy at the Center for Advanced Medicine in Long Island. The pharmacy serves a large chemotherapy infusion program.

For more information on the services provided by the New York office, contact Dr. Farrell Melnick at fmelnick@rjlg.com

Pennsylvania: Greene County
By Matt Sedlak, Program Manager

Air Force EHM+DRC Program update
Since program inception in 2004, the Engine Health Management Plus Data Repository Center Program continues to maintain momentum and grow.  RJ Lee Group’s (RJLG) success on the program is attributed to ongoing top performance and commitment to the Air Force. 

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Center for Laboratory Sciences (CLS)
Scientific history, agricultural heritage and industrial spirit. This is what makes the Tri-Cities special. Through a partnership between RJ Lee Group and Columbia Basin College (CBC), the Center for Laboratory Sciences (CLS) was created to provide the highest quality of analytical services specific to the needs of the unique Tri-Cities of Kennewick, Pasco and Richland in the state of Washington. Capabilities include Environmental (air, drinking water, ground water, waste water, soil & solids), Industrial Hygiene (clean up of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation) and Wine and Harvest Analysis.

Not only does CLS bring RJLG’s expertise and innovative solutions to the doorstep of the northwest, it is eligible to fulfill your contract mechanism requirements. Additionally, RJLG provides CBC with internship opportunities, scholarships and student support. We’re helping to train the future scientists, engineers and information technology specialists. CLS is satisfying the needs of today’s local industries and paving the way for the areas bright future.  

For more information on what analytical services, contact Glynnis Bowman at gbowman@rjlg.com