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Dr. Alan Levine has more than 30 years of experience in materials research and laboratory management. His experience at RJLG has included day-to-day supervision of the inorganic and organic chemistry laboratory staff and maintenance of various state and organizational accreditation programs. He has extensive experience isolating and analyzing agents from water, soil, air, plant and microbial extracts. He has worked in such diverse disciplines as cryogenics and superconductivity, to analytical chemistry and purification and characterization of genetically engineered human interferons. Dr. Levine has hands-on experience and has developed methods based on atomic absorption spectroscopy, emission spectroscopy, gas chromatography, high pressure liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. He has investigated the properties of diesel fuel, crude oil, and pesticides and, as a consultant on a collaborative project between National Environmental Technology Applications Center and EPA, has developed methods for the analysis of crude oil and petroleum products to monitor the effectiveness of bioremediation products. Prior to joining RJLG, Dr. Levine was director of laboratory programs for the Center for Hazardous Materials Research, where he was responsible for the design, implementation, staffing, and management of laboratory programs to evaluate the chemical fate and dissipation of substances in accordance with Good Laboratory Practices Guidelines under compliance with Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and Toxic Substance Control Act. He established and managed laboratory programs for development of pharmaceutical and biological products for Schering-Plough, Bactrex, Provac, and The New York Blood Center. Dr. Levine has two US patents and has published in peer-reviewed literature. | 