diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 1641fef5..d0fc17a0 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 cff-version: 1.2.0
 message: "If you use this cookbook, please cite it as below."
 authors:
-  # add additional entries for each author -- see https://github.com/citation-file-format/citation-file-format/blob/main/schema-guide.md
+  # add additional entries for each author -- see https://github.com/citation-file-format/citation-file-format/blob/main/schema-guide.
+- family-names: Fallah
+    given-names: Ali
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8273-4638
+    website: https://github.com/alifallahm
+    affiliation: University of Massachusetts Lowell (NCAR Intern)
   - family-names: Ganz
     given-names: Keenan
     orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8486-3959