Meet the Team

The STELLA Team

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Mike Taylor

Team Lead

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Dr. Nyssa Rayne

Contributor, Terra Outreach Coordinator

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Paul Mirel

Creator and Lead Engineer

Petya Campbell

Dr. Petya Campbell

Lead Scientist

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Jesse Barber

Calibration

Ross Walter

Ross Walter

Programmer

Paige Williams

Dr. Paige Williams

Scientist, Drone Specialist

Quotes to Note

"By using a STELLA instrument, students can gain an entry point for understanding remote sensing.... The STELLA versions 1, 2, and Q help students to learn to think spectroscopically about the world around them, both in the visible and in the invisible wavelengths."
Paul MirelSTELLA Creator and Lead Engineer
“The ability to hold the instrument in your hand and make those measurements yourselves makes STELLA valuable."
Allison LeidnerProgram Manager for Climate & Resilience Applications at NASA Headquarters
"By making measurements themselves, using inexpensive, low precision instruments of modest accuracy, students can gain an appreciation of the significance of measurements made by the sophisticated, high-accuracy, high precision Earth-observing missions. Early experience making their own observations can help inspire and equip people who may become the next generation of scientists and engineers."
Paul MIrelSTELLA Creator and Lead Engineer
"An authentic STEM experience."
Matthew PearceNASA Office of STEM Engagement, NASA Science Mission Directorate, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)

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