Dean, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES); Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, College of ACES
Research Focus: modeling and interpretation of cropping system productivity and environmental services drive future agricultural and environmental practices.
Biography: Dr. Bollero is the Dean of College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences. He brings more than a decade of administrative leadership to the role, having served as associate dean for research and head of the Department of Crop Sciences. Bollero is a native of Rosario, Argentina. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in agronomy from the National University of Rosario, Argentina, he came to the University of Illinois to continue his education. He earned his master’s degree and Ph.D. from the Department of Agronomy (now Crop Sciences), and continued on as a postdoctoral research associate and senior research specialist in agriculture. In 1998, he joined the Crop Sciences faculty as assistant professor of biometry and cropping systems. Bollero then led the department as head from 2009 to 2018. In 2018, he became associate dean for research and director of the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, investing in convergent research collaborations across the college and campus. Bollero is internationally recognized for his scholarship in biometry and cropping systems. His teaching, service, and research contributions have placed him among an elite handful of truly outstanding faculty members. He has been included on the Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students dozens of times. Among other recognitions, he has received several College of ACES awards, was selected as a member of the ACES Academy of Teaching Excellence, and was in the first class of the ACES Global Connect program. Dr. Bollero is a Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America and the Agronomy Society of America.
Mission Statement: Dr. Bollero utilizes advanced statistical methods to define, quantify, and find solutions to increase productivity and profitability of food systems while reducing undesirable impacts of agricultural practices on ecosystems. His accurate modeling and interpretation of cropping system productivity and environmental services drive future agricultural and environmental practices.