Dr. Adriana Costa
Title
- Assistant Professor
Contact Information
adc751@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-3721
224 Franklin Center
Overview
Education
- University of São Paulo, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Botany
- University of São Paulo, Master of Science (M.S.) , Wood Science and Technology
- University of São Paulo, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) , Biological Sciences
Research Interests
Automated Wood Identification with Computer Vision
DNA-based Wood Identification
Forensic Wood Science
Wood Anatomy
Publications
Year | Publications |
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2023 | Costa, A., Wiedenhoeft, A. C. 2023. On the possible functions of helical thickenings in conductive cells in wood. IAWA Journal 44(3-4):381-398. Download |
2023 | Ravindran, P., Owens, F. C., Costa, A., Pollastrelli Rodrigues, B., Chavesta, M., Montenegro, R., Shmulsky, R., Wiedenhoeft, A. C. 2023. Evaluation of test specimen surface preparation on macroscopic computer vision wood identification model accuracy. Wood and Fiber Science 55(2):176-202. Download |
2022 | Costa, A., Giraldo, G., Bishell, A., He, T., Kirker, G., Wiedenhoeft, A. C. 2022. Organellar microcapture to extract nuclear and plastid DNA from recalcitrant wood specimens and trace evidence. Plant Methods 18(51). Download |
Awards & Honors
- Student Poster Competition
Mississippi State Univ. Dept. of Sustainable Bioproducts - Graduate Assistantship
Mississippi State University - Student Poster Competition
FPS International Conference - Honorary Fellow
Botany Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison - Most Highly Evaluated Instructor Award
Anhanguera College, Guarulhos, Brazil - Assistantship
Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel - Assistantship
Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel - Scientific Initiation Assistantship
Institute of Technological Research of São Paulo, Brazil - Assistantship
Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
Society Memberships
- Forest Products Society
- International Association of Wood Anatomists
- International Wood Collectors Society
- Society of Wood Science and Technology