International PhD Candidate



Alessandra is a Forest Engineer graduated from the Federal University of Amazonas – UFAM and Master of Wood Science and Technology, Federal University of Lavras, Brasil. She studied the use of stem Amazonian palm trees in her monograph dissertation. Currently, she is pursuing the Graduate Program in Wood Science and Technology from the Federal University of Lavras – UFLA/MG, doctorate level, in search of non-timber forest product line. Her research is in the Forestry Nanotechnology area, cellulose based nanocomposites.