Submit Your Citizen Scientist Profile

Thank you for being one of the thousands of citizen scientists around the world who volunteer their time, skills, and knowledge to NASA research.

We profile citizen scientists who have co-authored a peer-reviewed publication on the findings of their citizen science work. If you have reached this milestone, please fill out the following form. We will contact you with any follow-up questions.

Thank you for your contributions to NASA science.

Questions marked by "*" must have answers before you can submit the form. We encourage you answer at least two additional Profile Questions.

General Information

First Name *

Middle Name / Nickname

Last Name *

Job Title (besides citizen scientist) *

Company where you work or institution where you study; if retired, please share from where or what, as appropriate *

Email *

Where are you from?

City

State/Region/Province

Country

Education

High School

College/University

College Major

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Images

Please share images of you out in the world doing your job, having fun, or both. We'd like at least two different images. We can use up to four. Images may be in JPEG, PNG, or TIFF format. Please provide a caption and a photo credit (e.g., who took the image) for each image.

The headshot image will be used for the people directory page. The others will appear on your profile page. Visit the people directory page and click on a few profiles to see examples.

Headshot (minimum 300x300 px) *

Choose File No file chosen JPEG, PNG, TIFF Only.

Image Credit *

Main Image (minimum 800x600 px) *

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Image Credit *

Photo Caption *

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Profile Questions

The audience for these profiles is very broad - everyone from project scientists to people thinking about joining a citizen science project. Please respond as you would if you were talking with an interested relative who doesn’t know much at all about your citizen science work.

1. What motivated you to volunteer as a NASA citizen scientist? How did you learn about NASA citizen science? *

2. What do you do when you’re not doing science with NASA? Tell us about your job and your hobbies. *

3. What have you learned about the process of science from your time on NASA citizen science projects? *

4. Which peer-reviewed research publications have you contributed to through your citizen science work? What was your role in the research and writing process? *

5. We’re aware that not everyone has equal access to speedy computers and internet signals. Was this a problem for you? And if it was how did you overcome it?

6. What are your favorite NASA citizen science projects to work on, and why?

7. What have you discovered or learned as a NASA citizen scientist?

8. What advice would you give to others who might want to volunteer with NASA citizen science?

9. Who have you met during your NASA citizen science work who inspires you?

10. How much time do you spend on NASA citizen science projects?