Ana Claudia Gama Batista

Forest Engineer, graduated from the State University of Pará -UEPA (2017), and Master of Science from the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture ESALQ/USP (2020). During her master's program, she conducted research at the Laboratory of Chemistry, Cellulose, and Energy (LQCE/ESALQ), focusing on lignin recovery from kraft black liquor, and participated in projects related to pulp production and wood chemistry.She holds a Ph.D. in Science (2025) from the Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture CENA/USP, within the PROCAD program in Public Security and Forensic Science. Her doctoral research was pioneering in the Brazilian Amazon, focusing on the application of stable isotopes especially oxygen isotopes (d18O) as a scientific tool for the traceability of tropical timber. The study integrated geoenvironmental and isotopic data to build predictive models and isotopic maps (isoscapes), aiming to support efforts against illegal logging and timber trade in the region. She also completed an international research internship at the University of Utah (USA), specializing in isotopic modeling and forensic applications of stable isotopes in the Amazon. Currently, she works as a forest engineer at Isotopica, collaborating with the Laboratory of Isotopic Ecology at CENA/USP, contributing to research projects focused on ecology, environmental security, and traceability of forest products through stable isotope analysis. She has previous experience as an environmental analyst at Green Forest Environmental Consulting (2020-2021), working with licensing of native forests and monitoring of supply chains in the Amazon. She also interned in the Good Management Project at EMBRAPA Eastern Amazon (2014), worked as a junior consultant at Holística Jr. UEPAs junior enterprise (2012-2015), and served as a teaching assistant in the courses Applied Ecology, Soil Genesis and Morphology, and Forest Energy Resources (2014-2016). She was also a volunteer research fellow in the PIBIC/FAPESPA program (2016-2017), conducting research on charcoal production from açaí seeds. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)