Dr. Alexandre Caldeira Rocateli obtained his B.S. in Agronomy from Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, Câmpus de Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil (December 2005), his M.S. in Agronomy and Soils from Auburn University, AL, USA (August 2010), and his Ph.D. in Plant and Soil Sciences from Texas Tech University, TX, USA (December 2014). Dr. Rocateli worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Texas Tech (January – June 2015), and as an Assistant and Associate Professor, Forage System Specialist (60% Extension, 40% Research) at Oklahoma State University for nine years (July 2015 – June 2024).

At Texas Tech University, Rocateli oversees facilities planning and management at the Davis College’s New Deal Research, Education & Outreach Center. His work integrates research and outreach across water conservation, grain, fiber, forage, and animal production with a forward-looking vision for transdisciplinary collaboration with scientists across Davis College. In addition, Dr. Rocateli is the lecturer for the PSS-3323 Crop Physiology course.