Who We Are

Relion Scientific LLC is owned and managed by Dr. Timothy Allen. He has a B.A. in Geological Sciences from Harvard College, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Geology from Dartmouth College. Tim was on the faculty in Geology and Environmental Studies at Keene State College for almost three decades.

After taking an early retirement from Keene State, Tim began working with Dr. Donald J. Marshall, author of the book, "Cathodoluminescence of Geological Materials" and owner of RELION Industries, LLC. In this work, Tim has traveled all over the USA and Canada, as well as to Saudi Arabia, to install and service RELIOTRON and LUMINOSCOPE CL systems.

After over 60 years of working with CL and related technologies, Don has decided to retire from the business of manufacturing CL systems. Tim formed Relion Scientific LLC to acquire the assets of Don's company and continue on in the business of manufacturing, selling, and servicing of cathodoluminescence petrography systems and accessories.

Don remains available for consultation and conversation, and Tim expects that they will continue to work closely together, as Tim feels he still has a lot to learn from Don!

Tim has experience with geologic mapping in crystalline terranes in New Hampshire and in northern Pakistan, as well as with hydrogeologic and environmental geologic studies. He has used petrographic microscopes, an electron microprobe, and assorted rock sample processing and mineral separation equipment. He has designed and built vacuum extraction lines for stable isotope analysis of silicates and of water, and managed and maintained an isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS), and a wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WD-XRF) spectrometer.