He is an Extension Professor based at the at the Western Colorado Research Center, which is unit of Colorado State University that comprises the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Office of Extension and Engagement. His research program focuses on innovative irrigation technologies, sustainable water resources management, alternative cropping systems and crop consumptive use evaluation. He is also the irrigation and water resources specialist for the CSU Office of Extension and Engagement in the Western Region of the state in the Upper Colorado River Basin. He leads and collaborates on numerous research efforts supported by federal, state, and local agencies, as well as non-profit charitable organizations. Dr. Perry Cabot received his Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering and Land Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University. He considers Grand Junction, CO his home, where he lives with his family.