Hosted by the Bell Museum of Natural History, ASCEND scientists engaged the public in a Spotlight Science Saturday on Spectral Biology. Feb. 26, 2022.

Antonio Guzmán and Vinicius Marcilio-Silva explained how light can be defracted into many wavelengths and show children how they could see different colors that are contained with white light. They showed people remotely detected imagery that obtained from reflected light in the forest diversity experiment at Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve.

Sandra Durán, Isaiah Clark and Allison Scott showed visitors how to measure reflectance spectra of leaves and flowers from different plant species using a spectroradiometer.

Artur Stefanski and Raimundo Bermudez help curious visitors to visualize and measure and the photosynthesis of plants.

Lucy Schroeder and Brett Fredericksen talked about the many biomes on Earth and talked about how they are important for biodiversity. She also talked with visitors about influential women scientists from around the world who have contributed to our understanding of biodiversity.