Background
Silva, James Anthony was born on September 4, 1930 in Kilauea, Hawaii, United States. Son of Anthony Clarence and Alice (Fernandez) Silva.
Silva, James Anthony was born on September 4, 1930 in Kilauea, Hawaii, United States. Son of Anthony Clarence and Alice (Fernandez) Silva.
Bachelor of Science, U. Hawaii, 1951; Master of Science, U. Hawaii, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1964.
Assistant agronomist experiment station, Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association, Honolulu, 1953-1959; assistant soil biochemist department agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, 1959-1964; assistant soil scientist department agronomy and soil science, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1964-1970; associate soil scientist department agronomy and soil science, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1970-1976; station statistician College Tropical Agricultural and Human Resources, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1970-1977; principal investigator benchmark soils project, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1978-1983; professor soil science department agronomy and soil science, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, since 1976.
Member International Society Soil Science, Soil Science Society American, Agronomy Society American, Hawaiian Sugarcane Technologies, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Lorraine Marie Zirger, July 8, 1967. Children: Nancy Jean, Malia Alice.