It is great sadness that we report that our EPA colleague, Adrian W. Burns, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2014.
Adrian was a widely respected Chemist at the OPP/BEAD/ Analytical Chemistry Branch (ACB) Laboratory and a
longtime member of NTEU280. Adrian began his government career
at the USDA and came into the EPA at the agency’s inception in 1970. He
spent his career in OPP analyzing pesticides for product chemistry.
Adrian was very active in both AOAC International and CIPAC (Collaborative
International Pesticides Analytical Council). Adrian served multiple terms as
the AOAC International Chair of Committee A: Pesticide and Disinfectant
Formulations and also multiple terms as a member of the AOAC Official Methods
Board. Adrian also served on the Board for the AOAC Research Institute.
His awards included, Committee Chair of the Year, and the AOAC
Fellow Award and he also served as the US representative to CIPAC.
