Dr Fanny Costa
- Position: Head of X-ray Analytical Facilities in the Bragg Centre
- Areas of expertise: Polymorphism; Crystalline and Amorphous Pharmaceuticals Characterization; X-ray Powder Diffraction; Crystal Structure Solution; Pair Distribution Function
- Email: F.NascimentoCosta@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: GR.04 Sir William Henry Bragg Building
- Website: LinkedIn | ORCID
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)