What Is Open Science 101?
The Open Science 101 curriculum is a 5-module curriculum designed to equip researchers, students and citizen scientists with the knowledge and skills to navigate the principles and practices of open science, including developing an open science and data management plan. Expand your Open Science expertise and equip yourself with the essential skills required to excel in the realm of open science. Sign up today to embark on your journey towards advancing your open science proficiency and earn your NASA Open Science digital badge.
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Self-Paced Virtual Training
Prefer a more self-paced virtual option? We’ve got you covered! Our MOOC option guides you seamlessly through each of the five modules to earn your grand TOPS badge and your NASA Open Science digital badge. Take the modules one at a time or all at once, available 24/7 at your fingertips!
Instructor-Led Training
Stay tuned for upcoming training sessions starting in 2024! More dates will be added soon. In the meantime, interested participants are encouraged to subscribe to the TOPS newsletter for updates on training dates, locations, and registration details.
Instructor-led training provides an opportunity for you to take Open Science 101 with a live instructor and engage with members of the open science community.
TOPST Summer Schools and Virtual Cohort Sessions
Virtual cohorts are online workshops designed to assist individuals to complete Open Science 101 and earn their TOPS Open Science badge.
In-Person Training Events
TOPS offers in-person training opportunities at conferences and institutions across the country. See the calendar of events below for opportunities near you. Going to a professional conference? See if TOPS is leading a workshop.
| Date | Time | Event Type | Location | Topic | Instructor | Registration Type | More Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul. 12 -26, 2024 | 10AM - 12PM (Eastern) | Intern OS101 Training | Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD | OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4, OS101 Module 5 | Goddard TOPS Team | NASA (Internal Only) | TBD |
| Jul. 29 - Aug. 2, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (Central) | TOPST Summer School | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Urbana, IL | Research Software Engineering, OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4 +, OS101 Module 5 | UIUC Team: Kyle Niemeyer, Matthew Feickert | External (TOPST) | Register Now |
| Jul. 31, 2024 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Central) | TOPS Champions Summer Workshop | Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL | OS101 Module 2 | Pontus Olofsson, NASA; Adam Kobelski, NASA | NASA (Internal Only) | Register Now |
| Aug. 5 - 9, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Central) | Session 2, TOPST Summer School | National Louis University Wheeling Campus 1000 Capital Drive - Wheeling, IL | OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4, OS101 Module 5 | National Louis University: Robyn Moncrief, Antonio Tovar, Abdullah Alshboul, Ian Moncrief, Toni Holden-McGee, Phuong Thai-Garcia | External (TOPST) | Register Now |
| Aug. 7, 2024 | 12:00 PM -1:00 PM (Central) | TOPS Champions Summer Workshop | Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL | OS101 Module 3 | Michael Katz, NASA; Pontus Olofsson, NASA | NASA (Internal Only) | Register Now |
| Aug. 14, 2024 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Central) | TOPS Champions Summer Workshop | Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL | OS101 Module 4 | Michael Katz, NASA; Pontus Olofsson, NASA | NASA (Internal Only) | Register Now |
| TBD | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Central) | TOPS Champions Summer Workshop | Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL | OS101 Module 5 | Pontus Olofsson, NASA; Teresa Miller, NASA | NASA (Internal Only) | Register Now |
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| Date | Time | Event Type | Topic | Instructor | Registration Type | Register |
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| Jun. 26 - Jul. 31, 2024 | 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (UTC-3) | Cohort 1, ALTa Ciencia Abierta [OS101 Spanish] | OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4, OS101 Module 5 | Metadocencia Team: Romina Pendino, Veronica Xhardez, Maria Nanton, Alejandra Calero, Irene Vazano, Mariela Rajngewerc, Jesica Formoso, Driselda Sanchez-Aguirre, Debora Burin, Veronica Xhardez | External (Metadocencia) | Register Now |
| Aug. 12 - 14, 2024 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Central) | TOPST Virtual Cohort | Open Science 101 for MSIs: OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4, OS101 Module 5 | National Louis University: Robyn Moncrief, Antonio Tovar, Abdullah Alshboul, Ian Moncrief, Toni Holden-McGee, Phuong Thai-Garcia | External (TOPST) | Register Now |
| Aug. 20 & 27, 2024 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Eastern) | TOPST Virtual Cohort | OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4, OS101 Module 5 | Cameron Riddell, Don't Use This Code | External (TOPST) | Register Now |
| Aug. 24 - Sept. 28, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (UTC-3) | Cohort 2, ALTa Ciencia Abierta [OS101 Spanish] | OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4, OS101 Module 5 | Metadocencia Team: Romina Pendino, Veronica Xhardez, Maria Nanton, Alejandra Calero, Irene Vazano, Mariela Rajngewerc, Jesica Formoso, Patricia Loto, Debora Burin, Veronica Xhardez | External (Metadocencia) | Register Now |
| Sept. 11 & 18, 2024 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Eastern) | TOPST Virtual Cohort | OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4, OS101 Module 5 | Cameron Riddell, Don't Use This Code | External (TOPST) | Register Now |
| Date | Time | Event Type | Location | Topic | Instructor | Registration Type |
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| Oct 1 - Dec 6, 2023 (Beta Test) | N/A | Curriculum Beta Test | Virtual | OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4 | Self-paced | NASA (Internal Only) |
| Aug. 25, 2023 | N/A | TOPST Virtual Cohort, Cohort #1 | Virtual | OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 5, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4 | Cameron Riddell, Don't Use This Code (DUTC) | External (TOPST) |
| Sept. 29, 2023 | N/A | TOPST Virtual Cohort, Cohort #2 | Virtual | OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 5, OS101 Module 4 | Cameron Riddell, Don't Use This Code (DUTC) | External (TOPST) |
| Feb. 12, 2024 | N/A | TOPST Virtual Cohort, Cohort #3 | Virtual | OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4, OS101 Module 5 | Cameron Riddell, Don't Use This Code (DUTC) | External (TOPST) |
| Mar. 15, 2024 | N/A | TOPST Virtual Cohort, Cohort #4 | Virtual | OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4, OS101 Module 5 | Cameron Riddell, Don't Use This Code (DUTC) | External (TOPST) |
| May. 6, 2024 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Open Science Module 1 Training, JPL Internal | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 183-328, Pasadena, CA | OS101 Module 1 | JPL TOPS Team | JPL (Internal Only) |
| May. 16, 2024 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Pacific) | Open Science Module 2 Training, JPL Internal | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 167-151, Pasadena, CA | OS101 Module 2 | JPL TOPS Team | JPL (Internal Only) |
| May. 22, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Pacific) | Open Science Module 3 Training, JPL Internal | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 167-151, Pasadena, CA | OS101 Module 3 | JPL TOPS Team | JPL (Internal Only) |
| May 22, 2024 & May 29, 2024 | N/A | TOPST Virtual Cohort, Cohort #5 | Virtual | OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4, OS101 Module 5 | Cameron Riddell, Don't Use This Code (DUTC) | External (TOPST) |
| May. 23, 2024 | N/A | TOPS Champions Summer Workshop | Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD | OS101 Module 1 | Goddard TOPS Team: Patricia Castellanos, Yuekui Yang, Michael Studinger, Mike Croteau | NASA (Internal Only) |
| May. 24, 2024 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Pacific) | Open Science Module 1 Training, JPL Internal | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 167-151, Pasadena, CA | OS101 Module 1 | JPL TOPS Team | JPL (Internal Only) |
| May. 28, 2024 | N/A | TOPST | Virtual | OLS Nebula Program | Irene Ramos | External (TOPST) |
| May. 29, 2024 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Pacific) | Open Science Module 4 Training, JPL Internal | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 167-151, Pasadena, CA | OS101 Module 4 | JPL TOPS Team | JPL (Internal Only) |
| Mondays, Jun. 10 - Jul. 15, 2024 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Pacific) | Open Science Training for Interns (Monday Cohort), JPL Internal | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 183-328, Pasadena, CA | OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4, OS101 Module 5 | JPL TOPS Team | JPL (Internal Only) |
| Thursdays, Jun. 13 - Jul. 18, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Pacific) | Open Science Training for Interns (Thursday Cohort), JPL Internal | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 183-343, Pasadena, CA | OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4, OS101 Module 5 | JPL TOPS Team | JPL (Internal Only) |
| Jun. 21, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Central) | TOPS Champions Summer Workshop | Virtual | OS101 Module 2 | Genevieve Vigil, NASA; Teresa Miller, NASA | External (NASA) |
| Jun. 21 & 28, 2024 | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Eastern) | TOPST Virtual Cohort, Cohort 1 | Virtual | OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4, OS101 Module 5 | Cameron Riddell, Don't Use This Code (DUTC) | External (TOPST) |
| Jun. 28, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Central) | TOPS Champions Summer Workshop | Virtual | OS101 Module 3 | Genevieve Vigil, NASA; Adam Kobelski, NASA | External (NASA) |
| Jul. 8, 2024 | 8:00 AM -12:00 PM (Pacific) | Tutorial, ScienceCore | Tacoma Convention Center, Tacoma, WA | Determining Climate Risks with NASA Earthdata Cloud | Dhavide Aruliah, 2i2c; Patricia A. Loto, Metadocencia; Karthik Venkataramani | External (ScienceCore) |
| Jul. 10, 2024 | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (Central) | TOPS Champions Summer Workshop | Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL | OS101 Module 1 | Pontus Olofsson, NASA; Genevieve Vigil, NASA | NASA (Internal Only) |
| Jul. 12, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Central) | TOPS Champions Summer Workshop | Virtual | OS101 Module 4 | Adam Kobelski, NASA; Teresa Miller, NASA | External (NASA) |
| Jul. 15 - 19, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Central) | Session 1, TOPST Summer School | National Louis University Downtown Campus 122 S Michigan - Chicago, IL | OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4, OS101 Module 5 | National Louis University: Robyn Moncrief, Antonio Tovar, Abdullah Alshboul, Ian Moncrief, Toni Holden-McGee, Phuong Thai-Garcia | External (TOPST) |
| Jul. 19, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Central) | TOPS Champions Summer Workshop | Virtual | OS101 Module 5 | Adam Kobelski, NASA; Teresa Miller, NASA | External (NASA) |
| Jul. 19 & 26, 2024 | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Eastern) | TOPST Virtual Cohort, Cohort 2 | Virtual | OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4, OS101 Module 5 | Cameron Riddell, Don't Use This Code (DUTC) | External (TOPST) |
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OS101 Contributors
Open Science 101 was developed by TOPS Champions across five NASA Centers and the OpenSciency team. You can find the full list of contributors below:
