Cusick et al 2020 – A Helping Hand in Phytoplankton Research. ECO Magazine.
Mascioni et al 2023 – Phytoplankton dynamics in nearshore regions of the western Antarctic Peninsula in relation to a variable frontal zone in the Gerlache Strait. Frontiers in Marine Science.
in prep. Cusick et al 2023 – FjordPhyto: A Citizen Science Project That Enriches Travelers’ Experience in Antarctica.
Annual Reports for Each Season
News & Media Highlights
Discover Magazine (9 Dec, 2017) – Newman, Sarah. Stay Warm with Winter Projects from Home.
Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic (2018, Jan 8) – Plankton BioBlitz Antarctica.
Zeiss Microscope. (2019) – Carrying out research at sea.
Planet Forward (1 Mar, 2019) – Pothamsetty, Navya. First Class Citizen Science.
The Washington Post (4 Dec, 2020) – Goodman, Tanya Ward. Citizen Science Allows Amateurs to Contribute to Groundbreaking Investigations, even without Traveling.
Beleg Natur Magazine (Dec, 2020) – Goth, Katrin. Der Meeresblute auf der Spur. Print only.
Canadian Geographic (28 Feb, 2020) – Kirnishni, Tanya. Hearts in the Ice: Citizen Science.
ECO Magazine (2020) – Polar Heroes Recognition – Maria Vernet and Allison Cusick.
Fodor’s Travel (2021) – Christine, Theresa. Is Sustainable Tourism to Antarctica Actually Possible?
BBC (1 April, 2022) – Ritson, Julie. Antarctica Tourism_Ritson.
FlowCam (12 May, 2023) – Judge, Savannah. Citizen science meets polar plankton with FjordPhyto.
Swoop (29 June, 2023) – Clammer, Paul. An introduction to citizen science on Antarctic cruise ships.
RBR User’s Story (spring, 2023) – Rutherford, Krysten. FjordPhyto: Citizen science in the Antarctic.
Interviews
SciStarter (14 April, 2021). Citizen Science Around the World – Antarctica feature minute 16:53
Viking TV (13 April, 2022). Special Episode: Scientific research on board Viking Octantis.
Conferences (oral/poster presentations)
2017
- March – Gordon Research Conference – Polar Marine Science, poster presentation – Ventura, CA.
- May – Citizen Science Association Conference – CitSci2017 – St. Paul, MN
- June – FjordPhyto Conceptualized – presented as Allison’s Master’s Capstone at Scripps Inst. Oceanography.
- October – AECO/IAATO Polar Field Staff Conference, oral presentation – Iceland
2018
- May – Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) Online Conference – Butterfly Effect, oral presentation – online (begin at 0:32:00 – 1:01:00)
- June – Polar2018 Open Science Conference, oral presentation – Davos, Switzerland
2019
- March – Citizen Science Association Conference – CitSci2019, oral & poster presentation – Raleigh, NC
- April – SCAR Standing Committee on the Humanities and Social Sciences (SC-HASS) conference – Ushuaia, Argentina
- June – 1st Annual Building the NASA Citizen Science Community – Tuscon, AZ
- September – AECO/IAATO Polar Field Staff Conference, oral presentation – Sturbridge, MA
2020
- February – AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, poster and oral presentation – San Diego, CA
- August – SCAR 2020 Online International Conference, oral presentation – Online Dr. Vernet (video presentation), Martina (poster session and video presentation), and Allison (Slack discussion and poster session). Originally scheduled to be in Hobart, Tasmania.
- Summer – NASA 2nd Annual Citizen Science Workshop Series – Virtual
- November – IDEAL (Centro de Investigación Dinámica de Ecosistemas Marinos de Altas Latitudes, Chile) —> read more here https://www.centroideal.cl/2020/para-celebrar-el-dia-de-la-antartica-vuelven-charlas-bajo-cero-con-ciencia-arte-y-ciencia-ciudadana/
2021
- Spring – NASA Citizen Science Leaders Series – Virtual
- April – Argentina Conference – Jornadas de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades Antárticas (JoCSHA) – Puede un proyecto de ciencia ciudadana generar conciencia en los turistas antarcticos? (begin at 1:15:00).
- May – CitSciVirtual 2021 – workshop organizer for session B.17 Hearts in the Ice – Panel 1 on Resilience Through Extreme Citizen Science – and – Panel 2 Reflections on Panel 1 and Extreme Citizen Science – Virtual
- May – AECO/IAATO Polar Field Staff Conference, attendee – Virtual
- August – Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship Symposium – poster presentations at Scripps Oceanography
- September – Chilean Conference – Congreso Ciencia Ciudadana – Descubriendo un mundo microscopico en aguas antarticas (begin at 48:48)
- November – SCAR SC-HASS Biennial Conference presentation #72 Citizen Science increases awareness and appreciation for the Antarctic Environment
- November – IX JJIYE IX Jornadas de Jóvenes Investigadores y Extensionistas – poster presentation
- December – CIACIAR Argentina FjordPhyto poster and GIF
2022
- February – March – Ocean Sciences Meeting OSM22 undergraduate poster presentation Session ED12 “Shifts in Phytoplankton Diversity with Relation to Glacial Meltwater Along the Western Antarctic Peninsula“
- April 28 – Museo de La Plata Universidad Nacional de La Plata “Charla virtual sobe experiencia de ciencia ciudadana en Antartida” watch the video here (en español).
- May – C*Sci 2022 Virtual Conference – poster presentations
- June – United Nations Generation Connect Global Youth Summit 2022 – Masterclass #1: Applying the power of digital technology for climate action
- Aug – SCAR Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research 10th Open Science Conference (virtual) – Cusick, A., Pinpokintr, A., Johnson, C., Mascioni, M., Zheng, H., James, C. C., Allen, A.E., Reynolds, R. A., Vernet, M. Seasonal changes in diatom communities in nearshore coastal regions along the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Session D4-H1-05-07 Microbial Diversity of the Polar Oceans and their Role in the Biogeochemical Cycles Under the Global Warming Scenario. Online oral presentation.
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Aug – SCAR Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research 10th Open Science Conference (virtual) – Mascioni, M., Almandoz, G., Cusick, A., Pan, J.B., Vernet, M. Phytoplankton variability in nearshore regions of the western Antarctic Peninsula in relation to a temperature gradient. Session D7-H1-20-30 Southern Ocean Plankton Diversity, Food Web Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycle. Online oral presentation.
- October – California Academy of Sciences NightSchool: The Invisible Forest. Virtual event.
- Nov – United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP27 (Egypt) delegate
- Nov – COP27 Side Event: Ocean observations for climate change: How do we train and educate the next generation of scientists and citizens? (video)
2023
- Jan 26 – NASA ARSET: NASA’s Citizen Science for Earth Systems Program, Part 2/3 . ARSET – Connecting Citizen Science with Remote Sensing. NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET). English.
- Jan 26 – NASA ARSET: Ciencia Ciudadana en la NASA con Aplicaciones Costeras/Oceánicas. Parte 2 de 3. ARSET – Conectando la Ciencia Ciudadana con La Teledetección. NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET). Español.
- April – NASA Earth Science Data System Working Group Meeting.
- May 22 – NASA Citizen Science Leaders meeting. Panel Discussion: NASA broadening access and participation in global scale projects.
- May 23 – 26 – Citizen Science Association C*Sci 2023 Conference, Tempe Arizona. Poster presentation Cusick et al., “The citizen science project FjordPhyto enriches travelers’ experience in Antarctica”.
- July 31 – Aug 4 – Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SCAR. Christchurch, New Zealand – Mascioni et al. Title: New insights on the identity of the naked dinoflagellates that formed an unprecedented bloom in the western Antarctic Peninsula. Authors: Martina Mascioni, Allison Cusick, Gastón O. Almandoz, Christian Johnson, Hong Zheng, María Virginia Sanchez-Puerta, Andrew E. Allen, Rick A. Reynolds, Maria Vernet.
- Aug 14- 18 – Southern Ocean Observing System SOOS Symposium 2023 “Southern Ocean in a Changing World. Hobart, Tasmania. Mascioni et al Title: FjordPhyto, a citizen science platform that enhances spatial and temporal coverage of nearshore phytoplankton research on the Antarctic Peninsula. Authors: Martina Mascioni, Allison Cusick, Lorenzo E. Kohler, Christian Johnson, Tobías Chavero, Anesse Pinpokintr, B. Jack Pan, Gastón O. Almandoz, Rick A. Reynolds, Maria Vernet.
- Aug 14 – 18 – Southern Ocean Observing System SOOS Symposium 2023 “Southern Ocean in a Changing World. Hobart, Tasmania. – Cusick et al Title: The citizen science project FjordPhyto enriches travelers’ experience in Antarctica. Authors: Allison Cusick, Martina Mascioni, Brooke Dixon, Daniela Cajiao, Robert Gilmore, Ted Cheeseman, Rick Reynolds, Maria Vernet.