Being a lab lead and getting published articles is the way to go. I don't really have to do much except say, "yeah, you can put my name on that." The only problem is that then people think I'm an expert on something although, really, I'm just riding the coat tails of my coworkers who are smarter than me. For example: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365503701_Developing_and_Validating_Measurement_Scales_During_Pandemic_Conditions_A_Case_Study_with_the_Scale_for_Habitat_Usability #habitability #habitatusability #space #NASA