Fernanda is a post-doctoral researcher at the School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities of the University of São Paulo, working with climate and sedimentary dynamics of in Amazonia during the Quaternary. She holds a bachelor degree in Geology (2015), a master degree (2017) and a PhD (2022) from the Institute of Geosciences of the University of São Paulo. Her research interests encompass luminescence dating, provenance analysis and Quaternary landscape evolution.
Research interests:
Luminescence dating and provenance analysis, Quaternary landscape evolution, sedimentology, Quaternary paleoclimatology
Education:
2023 – ongoing
Post doctorate – Sustainability. Title: Climate and sedimentary dynamics of Amazonian floodplains during the Quaternary and its role on biotic diversification. Supervisor: Cristiano Mazur Chiessi
2017 – 2022
Ph.D. in Geosciences at the Institute of Geosciences of University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Title: Origin and chronology of amazonian sandy substrates: implications for the Quaternary Evolution of open vegetation ecosystems. Supervisor: André Oliveira Sawakuchi
2015 – 2017
M.Sc. in Geosciences at the Institute of Geosciences of University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Title: Sedimentary Evolution and chronology of eolian coastal deposits in Southern Santa Catarina, Brazil. Supervisor: Paulo César Fonseca Giannini
2010 – 2015
B.Sc. in Geology at the Institute of Geosciences of University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Title: Morphology and sedimentology of the foredune-beach system in Maçambaba, RJ. Supervisor: Paulo César Fonseca Giannini
Publications can be checked on
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1236-7937
Currículo Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1166409664890965
Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?hl=pt-BR&user=CnXSeNsAAAAJ&view_op=list_works
Email: cgrfernanda@usp.br