Citizen Science

Citizen Science refers to public participation in scientific research to advance scientific knowledge. It could involve individuals, teams or networks, often working with professional scientists towards  common goals. This is particularly helpful in larger scale scientific studies where the scope is wide. Public education and outreach objects are central to many citizen science projects. In the United States, citizen science projects have received grants from institutions like National Science Foundation and there are many instances of findings from such projects published in scientific publications such as the  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.