Dr Fanny Costa

Dr Fanny Costa

Profile

I am an expert in X-ray powder diffraction using Synchrotron and Lab sources. I have over a decade of experience in crystallography of pharmaceutical compounds. I am currently serving as the Head of X-ray Analytical Facilities at the Bragg Centre, University of Leeds, and  previously contributed as a Senior Scientist at Excelsus Structural Solutions in Switzerland, as at Diamond Light Source and, as Assistant Professor at Federal University of ABC in Sao Paulo –  Brazil. My expertise encompasses quantitative phase analysis using the Rietveld method, polymorph phase identification, crystal structure solution using powder diffraction data and pair distribution function. 

Research interests

  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Drug polymorphism
  • Drug formulation characterization
  • Rietveld Refinement
  • X-ray Powder Diffraction
  • Pair Distribution Function 

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering - Applied Physics
  • M.Sc. in Physics
  • B.Sc. in Physics

Professional memberships

  • European Crystallographic Association (Member)
  • Brazilian Crystallographic Association (Member)