Fanny Nascimento Costa is Head of X-ray Analytical Facilities at the University of Leeds with expertise in advancing XRPD techniques for analysis of pharmaceutical compounds. Fanny X-Ray Diffraction techniques to analyse crystalline and amorphous materials. Her research aligns with Royce Research Areas, including Imaging and Characterisation and Advanced Metals Processing. Fanny has collaborated with industry partners in pharma, cements and biominerals