Mr. Gary Casuccio is a Senior Scientist at RJ Lee Group, Inc., with over 40 years’ experience as a research scientist and project manager at the RJ Lee Group where he focuses on environmental particulate analysis, air quality and nanomaterials characterization. Mr. Casuccio was involved a multi-phase study on unbound nanoparticles (UNP), conducted in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), to evaluate worker exposure and potential environmental release of UNP.

He has also developed techniques for the characterization of particulate matter using CCSEM (Computer Controlled Scanning Electron Microscopy), was the project leader for the development of sampling and analysis protocols for the Department of Energy Continuous Fiber Composite Program, and is an advisor to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) on the analysis of particulate matter using SEM and CCSEM techniques. Mr. Casuccio has published in peer-reviewed literature and has testified in federal courts.

Mr. Casuccio has. He specializes in environmental studies focused on individual particle analysis/identification and apportionment, and worked as a consultant and advisor to the to the EPA on particle analysis using scanning electron microscopic (SEM) techniques for over thirty years. He has conducted studies with NASA related to the analysis of particulate samples in the cabin area of the Space Shuttle and more recently in the various compartments of the International Space Station. He designed experimental procedures and conducted analyses on ambient samples collected during the aftermath of the Kuwait Desert Storm for the U.S. Army, and was the PI for the microscopy analyses portion of an environmental assessment conducted by the U.S. Army in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

Mr. Casuccio has worked closely with the EPA and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to advance the use of passive samplers combined with automated SEM techniques to speciate particulate matter and provide ambient concentrations of PM10; PM2.5 and PM10-2.5. He was the PI for a study related to design of a test system to evaluate the release of ultrafine silver particles in water discharge from washing machines for a major consumer appliance manufacturer. Communicated with engineers and performed lab studies related to silver anode sanitization tests that were conducted to address critical questions asked by EPA. He has also been a PI on air quality projects involving monitoring and evaluating SO2, NOx, and H2S concentrations in ambient air, and he is currently working with the researchers at the Center for Inhalation Toxicology at West Virginia University and with NIOSH to monitor and evaluate emissions generated from combustion from non-industrial sources from a toxicological perspective.

Mr. Casuccio holds a B.S. in Physics, a M.S. in Physics and Atmospheric Science. Mr. Casuccio has been an instructor of short courses on SEM, automated SEM and receptor modeling for the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) and the EPA. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed literature is a reviewer for several academic journals.