[2] Her postgraduate studies earned her the Mervyn and Kaitalin Paterson Fellowship[3] and the Robert Hill Memorial Prize for excellence in scientific research, communication and outreach.

Abram's discoveries from this project included that the Antarctic Peninsula is warming very rapidly,[6] resulting in a 10-fold increase summer ice melt in that area of Antarctica.

[10] Abram is a dedicated science communicator, and her work has been covered by international print, online, radio and television media outlets.

She has also been interviewed for documentaries including the BBC Men of Rock[11] series hosted by Iain Stewart, and for the Natural History Museum exhibition of Robert Scott’s final expedition.

[12] In 2013, Abram wrote an invited essay on Antarctic ice melt and sea level rise for The Curious Country,[13] a book about the importance of Australian science published for the Office of the Chief Scientist (Australia).

[16] In 2014 Abram received a second ARC Discovery Grant to continue her groundbreaking work studying the effects of tropical and Antarctic climate change on Australia's rainfall patterns.