EDUCATION

Ph.D. Statistics and Quantitative Genetics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1984.

 B.S. Agriculture, Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay, Facultad de Agronomía, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1974.

EMPLOYMENT

Professor of Statistics and Genomics, 2010-2023. Colegio de Postgraduado (COLPOS), Mexico

Distinguish Scientist, 2008, Head Biometrics and Statistics Unit, CIMMYT, Mexico.

Principal Scientist, 1998-, Head Biometrics and Statistics Unit, CIMMYT, Mexico.

Senior Biometrician, 1990-, Head Biometrics and Statistics Unit, CIMMYT, Mexico.

Associate Scientist, 1988-1990, Senior Biometrician, Biometrics and Statistics Unit, CIMMYT, Mexico.

Associate Scientist, 1987, Computing Unit and Maize Research Program, CIMMYT, Mexico.

Post-Doctoral Fellow, 1984-1986, Computing Unit and Maize Research Program, CIMMYT, Mexico.

Teaching and Research Assistantships, 1980-1984, Department of Statistics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.

Research Assistantship, 1981-1984, Department of Agronomy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.

EDITORIAL BOARD

THEORTICAL AND APPLIED GENETIC (Associate Editor 2013-2021)

CROP SCIENCE (Associate Editor on Methodology 1996-2000)

EUPHYTICA       (Associate Editor on Methodology 1994-2004)

AGROCIENCIA (Associate Editor on Statistics and Genetics 2001-2005)

REVISTA MEXICANA DE FITOPATOLOGIA (Associate Editor in Statistics 2002-2004)

THE OPEN HORTICULTURE JOURNAL (Editorial Board)

THE CROP JOURNAL (Editorial Board)

AWARDS

• Recipient of the best Scientist Award of the CGIAR, 2008. Maputo, Mozambique.
• Distinguish Scientist Award as the best CGIAR scientist. 2008. CIMMYT, Mexico.
• Member of the National Research System of the National Council of Research and Technology (CONACYT), Mexico. The System has three levels of Scientists (Level 1-3); I am in Level 3 (SNI 3)
• Research award given by the Genetic Resource Conservation Division of the

                Crop Science Society of America for one of the three best research articles published

                in Crop Science in 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006.

•   In 2019, the Web of Science Group identified Jose Crossa among the elite group recognized for the exceptional research influence, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science.
•   In 2022, the CLARIVATE identified Jose Crossa among the elite group recognized for the exceptional research influence, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science

                                                                    RECOGNITIONS

• Fellow of the Agronomy Society of America.
• Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America.
• Member of the Mexican Academy of Science.
• Adjunct Professor, 2010, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.
• Adjunct Professor, 2010, Department of Statistics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.
• Adjunt Professor, 2023, Murdock University, Perth, Autralia.
• Professor of Statistics and Quantitative Genetics at the Post-Graduate College, Mexico. Teaching one Statistical – Genomic Course per year and advice students from different areas on Quantitative and Statistical Genetics.