Antonio "Tony" Andrade, acting leader of the Quality Assessment Office for the Weapons Engineering and Manufacturing directorate (ADWEM), died suddenly last Thursday (Feb. 10)."Tony had a distinguished career at the Laboratory and was recognized nationally as an expert on worker safety and radiation issues," said Dave Beck, ADWEM associate director. "We will all miss his steady counsel and keen insights."
Andrade began work at the Laboratory as a graduate research assistant in 1979 and became a technical staff member in 1981 as a member of Thermonuclear Applications (X-2). He led the former Radiation Protection (ESH-12) and recently served as technical chief of staff for ADWEM.
A graduate in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, Andrade earned a master's degree in nuclear engineering and a doctorate in plasma physics, both from the University of Michigan.
Andrade also was a member of the President's Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health. (Go to http://www.lanl.gov/worldview/news/releases/archive/01-117.shtml online.)
Andrade is survived by his wife, Rose Marie of the Nuclear Materials Technology Division (NMT) and four sons. Information about services is not available at this time.