RSC 2024 Fellow: Cindy Prescott

Cindy Prescott has medium length strawberry blonde hair and is wearing gold hoop earrings. She is wearing a green pullover sweater and is facing profile to the camera, smiling at an unknown subject in the distance. There appears to be a rushing river and autumnal forest behind her.

Dr. Cindy Prescott is one of fifteen UBC faculty members announced by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) as new Fellows and Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists in September 2024. Fellows and College Members are officially inducted into the RSC at the annual Celebration of Excellence and Engagement in November. 

Cindy Prescott is a Professor in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia. Her research spans the interface between forest ecology and forest management, advancing forest science and ensuring that forest management decisions are based on solid scientific evidence. Her research has challenged several widely held beliefs, which she tested through her own experiments and through critical analysis of existing evidence.

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