Background
Tamimi, Yusuf Nimr was born on November 15, 1931 in Nablus, Palestine. Son of Nimr Yusuf and Adla Abbas (Khammash) Tamimi. came to the United States, 1955.
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Yusuf Nimr Tamimi, American Soil science educator. Achievements include discovery of the formation of teranakite (ammonium aluminum phosphates) in soils; participating in establishment of aresearch center in the Jordan valley, providing of fertilizer recommendationss to all farmers of Hawaii; avocations: photography, travel, farming. Grantee Governor's Agriculture Coord. Committee, Honolulu, 1990, 93.
Education
Bachelor of Science in General Agriculture, Purdue University, 1957; Master of Science in Soil Chemistry, New Mexico State University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Chemistry, U. Hawaii, 1963.
Career
Assistant soil scientist, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1963-1970;
associate soil scientist, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1970-1974;
soil scientist, professor, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, since 1974. Visiting soil scientist Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1970-1971. Professor soil science, department head U. Jordan, Amman, 1978-1979.
Senior soil scientist Washington State University, United States Agency for International Development, Pullman, 1985-1987, senior consultant, 1988-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Vice president Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Hilo, since 1990. Member American Society Agronomy and Soil Science, American Society Horticulture, International Society SoilSci., Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Siham Fareed Jayyusi, December 25, 1963. Children: Nimr, Laila, Malik.
