Registering to use DeterLab

Who may apply for a DETER project or request a user account?

Researchers from academia, government, and industry -- as well as educators from academic institutions -- may apply for a DeterLab project account. A student must have their professor or appropriate faculty member apply for an account, and once it is activated the student can then apply for membership to that project.

Note: For more information on using DeterLab for education, please refer to the ​DeterLab Education Site.

To Register

DETER accounts are grouped by projects, therefore the project leader or PI must first request a project, then other users apply for membership to that project.

Note: If you already have a DeterLab account, please login in first. This will help streamline the process.

Requesting a New Project

• If you are a PI, project leader or instructor who wants to request a new project on DeterLab, fill out the ​New Project Application Form.
  • You will be asked a number of questions about your project and how you intend to use DETER. Please be detailed, especially with respect to any possible risks from your experiment. A DETER staff member may contact you to discuss or clarify any potential issues.
  • The project leader is responsible for ensuring that the project adheres to the Project Plan included in the application form.
  • Instructors should indicate this project is for educational purposes. Once the project is created, you will receive further instructions including how to create accounts for your students.
• Upon submission, your application must be approved by the DETER Executive Committee; this generally takes a few days. They may contact you and ask for clarification.
• You will receive an email notification upon approval and your user account will be active. You may log in with the username and password you entered on the form.
• If you are curious about the progress on your application, you may ​contact us.

Getting a User Account to Join an Existing Project

• If you are a team member who needs to join an existing project, submit the ​Apply for Project Membership Form.
• The project leader will be informed via email of your request and will be required to log in to approve your account.

Note to Students

• If you are a student who wants to use DeterLab for your own research:
  • A faculty sponsor must first fill out the ​New Project Application Form.
  • Once this has been done, the sponsor will instruct you to ​apply for project membership which will create your DeterLab account. You must obtain the name of the DeterLab project from your sponsor to correctly fill out the form.
• If you are a student taking a class that uses DeterLab:
  • You do not need to take any action – your instructor will create accounts and assign them to students.

Getting Help

If you run into trouble, please ​contact us and we will be happy to assist.