Guillermo Marcillo

Dr. Guillermo Marcillo is an Assistant Professor in Agricultural Statistics at West Texas A&M University's Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences. He joined the department in 2021, bringing expertise in statistical modeling, Big Data Analytics, and agricultural decision-making systems.

• B.S. in Agricultural Engineering, Army Polytechnic University (2004)
• M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics/Statistics, New Mexico State University (2009)
• Ph.D. in Crop Physiology and Production, Iowa State University (2018)

His research focuses on leveraging statistical learning and computer simulations to analyze agricultural impacts, including ecosystem services from regenerative practices, crop responses to drought stress, and digital technology adoption in livestock and crop industries. He actively contributes to the Biometry and Statistical Computing Community in the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) and reviews for journals like Agronomy, Agricultural Systems, and Plant Breeding.

Recent publications highlight his work on soybean maturity prediction models for African environments, cover crop nitrogen management, and AI applications in agricultural research. He serves as a statistical consultant for the department and collaborates across disciplines in the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA).