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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.

DateTimeEvent TypeLocationTopicInstructorRegistration TypeMore Info
Oct. 1, 2024 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Pacific) OS101 Day Training, JPL Internal Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 183-718, Pasadena, CA OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4, OS101 Module 5 JPL TOPS Team JPL (Internal Only) Register Now
Oct. 8, 2024 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Pacific) OS101 Day Training, JPL Internal Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 183-718, Pasadena, CA OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4, OS101 Module 5 JPL TOPS Team JPL (Internal Only) Register Now

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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
Oct. 3 & 10, 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
Oct. 17 - Nov. 21, 2024 2:00 PM -5:00 PM (UTC-3) Cohort 3, 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, Mariela Rajngewerc, Irene Vazano, Mariela Rajngewerc, Jesica Formoso, Patricia Loto, Debora Burin, Veronica Xhardez, Paz Miguez, Laurel Ascenzi External (Metadocencia) Register Now
Nov. 14 & 15, 2024 11:00 AM - 2:00 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
DateTimeEvent TypeLocationTopicInstructorRegistration Type
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 - 1:00 PM (Central) TOPS Champions Summer Workshop NSSTC Conference room 1010, 320 Sparkman Dr NW, Huntsville, AL 35805, USA 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. 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)
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 (postponed) Virtual OS101 Module 5 Teresa Miller, NASA; Fred Kepner, 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)
Jun. 26 - Jul. 31, 2024 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (UTC-3) Cohort 1, ALTa Ciencia Abierta [OS101 Spanish] Virtual 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)
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)
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)
Aug. 7, 2024 12:00 PM -1:00 PM (Central) TOPS Champions Summer Workshop NSSTC Conference room 1010, 320 Sparkman Dr NW, Huntsville, AL 35805, USA OS101 Module 2 Pontus Olofsson, NASA; Adam Kobelski, NASA External (NASA)
Aug. 12 - 14, 2024 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Central) TOPST Virtual Cohort Virtual 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)
Aug. 14, 2024 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Central) TOPS Champions Summer Workshop NSSTC Conference room 1010, 320 Sparkman Dr NW, Huntsville, AL 35805, USA OS101 Module 3 Michael Katz, NASA; Pontus Olofsson, NASA External (NASA)
Aug. 20 & 27, 2024 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Eastern) TOPST Virtual Cohort 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)
Sept. 11 & 18, 2024 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Eastern) TOPST Virtual Cohort Virtual OS101 Module 1, OS101 Module 2, OS101 Module 3, OS101 Module 4, OS101 Module 5 Cameron Riddell, Don't Use This Code External (TOPST)

NASA Centers

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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:

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