Scott Odell is a 2022 recipient of the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) Seed Grant for his research project 'Converging trends in climate change, mining, and agriculture: Analysis of hydrosocial relations over desalination and glaciers in Chile', co-led by John Fernández, director of the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative. Scott is a post-doctoral associate in the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative. He is also a professional lecturer in George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs and a faculty member of the Anant Fellowship for Climate Action.