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From Orbit to Earth: Agricultural Workforce Development using Real-Time Spectrometry
At Garden City Community College in Kansas, Assistant Professor Elisa Mai integrated STELLA spectrometers into her Technology in Agriculture course during fall 2025.
SPECTROSCOPIC MYSTERY: Decoding Materials with the STELLA Spectrometer
Introduce students to the concept of spectroscopy and spectral signatures using the STELLA spectrometer.
STELLA Poster AGU2023
STELLA Poster AGU2023 Abstract ID and Title: 1432877: STELLA: An Open-Source DIY Handheld SpectrometerFinal Paper Number: ED31B-0907Presentation Type: PosterSession Number and Title:
Landsat In Your Hands: STEM Adventures with a DIY Instrument
As rising seniors, Sabrina Pillai and Christina Ballagh spent 10 weeks building DIY hand-held instruments—40 of them to be exact. Called STELLA, for Science and Technology Education for Land/Life Assessment, the spectrometer serves as a low-cost Landsat outreach & education tool.
The 50th Anniversary of the EROS Center: Honoring Five Decades of Innovation Through STEM Outreach Activities
The 50th Anniversary of the EROS Center: Honoring Five Decades of Innovation Through STEM Outreach Activities By Ellie Leydsman McGinty A Prominent
Lecture series on the Landsat Program remote sensing course for college juniors and seniors
Paige Williams, a PhD Candidate at Virginia Tech, led a lecture series on the Landsat Program for the junior/senior level remote sensing course in the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at VT in February.
