Piper Steffen
MSc Candidate in Geography, University of Victoria
BASc Engineering Physics, Queen's University
Contact
My professional background is in the Canadian space industry, most recently as a software developer at Rocket Lab in Toronto, ON. My role focused on designing test facilities and ground software applications for satellite ADCS components (reactions wheels and star trackers) in a production and R&D context. I also completed an internship at GHGSat in Montreal, QC, where I focused on optimizing software processes to convert raw multispectral satellite and aircraft data into observations of point-source methane emissions worldwide.
As a Master's student in the Spectral Lab, I am part of the Satellite-based Kelp Mapping project (SKeMa) which will develop a software framework for First Nation communities to leverage satellite imagery for management of kelp forests in their traditional territories. With this project I am excited to explore how satellites, physics, marine ecology, and community engagement can come together to benefit local ecosystems and communities.
