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 |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Costa, A., Wiedenhoeft, A. C. 2023. On the possible functions of helical thickenings in conductive cells in wood. IAWA Journal 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
- Society of Wood Science and Technology