Bernardo Chaves-Cordoba

Bernardo Chaves-Cordoba

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bzc0082@auburn.edu
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Bernardo Chaves-Cordoba is a statistician who serves as the Director of Statistical Teaching and Consulting in the College of Agriculture at Auburn University. In this role, he provides leadership in statistical education, oversees the delivery of graduate-level quantitative instruction, and guides methodological support for faculty, staff, and students engaged in research across the agricultural and life sciences. His expertise includes experimental design, applied statistics, data analysis, and the development of rigorous analytical frameworks for interdisciplinary research. He is responsible for teaching core graduate statistics courses, including AGRI 6010 and AGRI 7080, and supervising teaching assistants who contribute to the college’s statistical curriculum. He collaborates extensively with researchers on study design, data interpretation, and the preparation of peer-reviewed manuscripts, ensuring the application of sound statistical principles in empirical investigations. His work reflects a sustained commitment to enhancing quantitative literacy, strengthening research quality, and supporting the scholarly mission of Auburn University.

Education

  • MSc Colegio de Postgraduados1981

Professional Experience

  • 2021-present Director of Statistics, Teaching, and Consulting. College of Agriculture, AU.
  • 2018-2021 Consultant in Data Analysis. WSU and USDA-ARS-IAREC.
  • 2011-2018 Associate in research. Department of Horticulture and Grain Legume Genetics Physiology Research. USDA-ARS-IAREC. Statistical consultant in data management, analysis, and interpretation of several crops; lead the application of MULTISPEQ device data management and statistical analysis using SAS programming skills. Provided statistical advising and support, including planning, experimental design, analysis, and interpretation of results for research projects of professors, students, researchers, and visiting scientist.
  • 2010-2011 Associate in research. AgWeatherNet Program Biological Systems Engineering Department. Washington State University. SAS code programmer to convert soils databases (World, Africa, and the USA) in ICASA format to be used in Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT), development of a mathematical model for apple phenology and fruit growth. Provided statistical advising and support, including planning, experimental design, analysis, and interpretation of results for research projects of professors, students, researchers, and visiting scientist.
  • 2001-2010 Associate professor. College of Agriculture National University of Colombia (Facultad de Agronomía. Universidad Nacional de Colombia). Created powerful and compelling curricula in applied statistics for Agronomy and Agricultural students, and promoted an open and interactive classroom environment for enhanced learning. Courses taught at both undergraduate and graduate levels: Statistical Methods and Experimental Design. Developed course syllabi and structures, and administered all grades. Provided statistical advising and support, including planning, experimental design, data analysis, and interpretation of results for research projects of professors and students.
  • 2008-2009 Visitor Scientist. Agricultural & Biological Engineering Department. The University of Georgia, Griffin Campus. Project development in the spatial distribution of the daily rainfall in Georgia, USA. Performed detailed data validation, worked with complex datasets using SAS programming skills.
  • 2005 Visitor Scientist. The University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department. Modeling Lab. Model development to simulate plantain (Musa AAA Simmonds) potential yield.
  • 1987-2001 Department Head of Biometrics. Scientific Research Program at the National Coffee Federation of Colombia. ‑CENICAFE‑ (Centro Nacional de Investigaciones de Café) Chinchiná- Caldas. Colombia. Provided leadership and management to research scientists and students in the planning and execution of agronomical experiments. Oversaw all aspects of planning, design development, and data analysis to all of the experiments carried at the research center, and offered design solutions when necessary. Offered advice for experimental design and data analysis to effectively solved agricultural problems and enhanced goal achievement. Provided statistical advising and support, including planning, experimental design, data analysis, and interpretation of results for research projects of research scientists and students.
  • 1999-2000 Rothamsted International Fellowship. Institute of Arable Crops Research (IACR)-Rothamsted pursuing research in the Statistics Department. Harpenden - England - U.K. Impact and adoption of the recommendations to control coffee berry borer in Colombian coffee. Merged data with existing data sets, careful to keep old data sets and documentation. Performed detailed data validation, worked with complex datasets using SAS programming skills.
  • 1978-1987 Statistician. Statistics and Biometrics Office. Colombian Agricultural Institute I.C.A. (Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario) Editor I.C.A Journal 1984‑1987. Provided statistical advising and support, including planning, experimental design, data analysis, and interpretation of results for research projects of scientific researchers and academics.