Ben Abbott

Executive Director, Glow the Flow | Associate Professor, Brigham Young University

March 19 at 2:50 p.m. | Ballrooms | Relational Resilience: The Foundation of Authentic Resilience in a Time of Transformation

Ben is an associate professor of ecology at Brigham Young University and the executive director of the water policy group Grow the Flow. He has a B.S. in watershed and Earth systems science from Utah State University and a Ph.D. in ecology from University of Alaska Fairbanks. Before coming back to Utah in 2017, he was a Marie Curie postdoctoral fellow at the French National Science Foundation (CNRS) where he worked on water security in agricultural landscapes. He has published more than a hundred scientific articles and book chapters on hydrology, biogeochemistry, global ecology, energy systems, ecosystem feedbacks, and environmental policy. He has received over forty awards for his scientific research and public service, including the Redd Center Young Scholar Award in Western Studies, the Clarence Dixon Taylor Historical Research Award, the Stanford/ElsevierTop 2% of Scientists ranking, Research.com's Rising Star of Science award, and the American Geophysical Union's Voice for Science Policy Fellowship. Ben's work is focused on translating ecological research into positive social impact, including improved policy, technology, and public health. He has four children who take after them in their love of animals, TV, and biking.