Background
Grunes, David Leon was born on June 29, 1921 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of Jacob and Gussie (Griggs) Grunes.
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David Leon Grunes
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Education
Bachelor of Science, Rutgers University, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, 1951.
Career
With, USDA, 1950-1996; technical assistance expert to International Atomic Energy Agency, United Nations, USDA, 1963-1964; research soil scientist, USDA, Ithaca, New York, 1964-1996; associate professor soil, crop and atmospheric science department, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, 1967-1976; professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, 1976-1997; collaborator, USDA, Ithaca, New York, since 1996. Consultant editor soils, agriculture McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia, Science and Technology, 1965-1988.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Army, 1944-1945. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Chemists, American Society Agronomy, Soil Science Society American. Member International Society Soil Science, Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Willa Freeman Grunes, June 26, 1949. Children— Lee Alan, Mitchell Ray, Rima Louise.
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American