Bianca Costa

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Hometown

Lima, Peru

 

Education

M.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, 2021

B.S. Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018

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Degree In Progress 

Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California 

 

Current Research

Micro-pollutants biotransformation from wastewater and solid waste.

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Publications

1. Dykstra, C. M., Costa, B. and Pavlostathis, S.G. Bioanode Sulfur Cycling Enhances Biocathodic Carbon Dioxide Reduction to Methane.  (Under revision) Submitted to: Environmental Science and Technology.

2.Costa, B. Characterizing iron reducing microorganisms from anoxic ferruginous lake sediments. Undergraduate Thesis. SMARTech, Georgia Tech Library.

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Conference Presentations

1. Costa, B and Glass, J. Characterizing iron reducing microorganisms from anoxic ferruginous lake sediments”, Georgia Institute of Technology 14th Annual undergraduate research spring symposium, April 2018.

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2. Costa, B. and Hatzell, M. Capacitive Deionization Lab Kit”, STEM Innovators Conference 2016 (Peach State LSAMP 11th Annual National Symposium and Research Conference), February 2017.

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Fun Facts 

Bianca likes playing the guitar and painting in her free time.