Ellen Covey is an American neurobiologist, researcher, perfumer and professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington.
Born in the United States, Covey's family moved throughout Europe and lived in Switzerland, France, Germany, and Italy during her childhood.
[2] Her work centers on mammalian central nervous system, with a research focus on the auditory process of bats and echolocation.
[4] She also has collaborated with Canadian perfume house Zoologist on Bat (2016), which won the Independent prize at the 2016 Art and Olfaction Awards.
[10] Covey declined to sell Bat's proprietary formula, instead re-releasing the fragrance under the Olympic Orchids label as Night Flyer in 2020.