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Coral Reef Engineering Lab @ReefEngineers

Coral Reef Engineering group led by @dwangpraseurt. #Coral ecophysiolgy and #engineering to understand, restore & protect reefs @UCSanDiego - group tweets

Joined December 2022
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Coral Reef Engineering Lab retweeted
Scripps Institution of Oceanography@Scripps_Ocean
20 Aug 2025
🔬@dwangpraseurt, an interdisciplinary marine biologist, dives into the future of reef survival, where materials science, biotech, and synthetic biology join forces. @ReefEngineers Can Biotech Help Save Coral Reefs? participate.sxsw.com/flow/sx…

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Thrilled to share our new paper in @iScience_CP, showing how Turbinaria reniformis corals fine-tune their microskeletal architecture with depth, boosting light capture up to 2.7× in mesophotic corals! #mesophotic #coral #photoadaptation @Scripps_Ocean ➡️sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography@Scripps_Ocean
19 May 2025
🪸 📣Can healthy reef sounds help baby corals find a home? A new study led by Scripps Oceanography scientists with @ReefEngineers & the Thode Environmental Acoustics Lab says yes! Tune into the @acousticsorg meeting tomorrow at 9 a.m. PT to learn more! ⬇️ live.webcastplatform.com/web…
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🚨 Big leap for coral restoration: We developed "SNAP-X", a hybrid material that mimics healthy reef cues to drive coral recruitment 20x higher than controls. 🔗 Read more: sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @Scripps_Ocean @UCSDJacobs @UCSanDiego #Reefense
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Excited to share our research @ACSPublications! We developed "coral-guards"—fouling-prevention coatings that reduce algal overgrowth, supporting coral reef resilience 🔗pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs… @UCSanDiego @Scripps_Ocean @UCSDJacobs
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Thrilled to announce the UC San Diego #AIMaward to accelerate coral reef growth & mitigate climate change! #CoralReefEngineering @Scripps_Ocean today.ucsd.edu/story/2025-ai…

2025 AIM Award Recipients Rise to the Top

Now in its 8th year, UC San Diego’s Accelerating Innovation to Market (AIM) program kicks off what promises to be yet another successful year with the announcement of its latest roster of awarded...

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The Loya Coral Lab@LoyaCoralLab
24 Sep 2024
🔎 Tiny bioeroders, big impact! We used µCT to provide precise insights into boring bivalve size, distribution, and impact on coral skeletons #coral #symbiosis #BoringBivalves 🔗frontiersin.org/journals/mar… @TelAvivUni @Scripps_Ocean @UCSDJacobs
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Coral propagation just got a boost! Walton et al. developed a hypersalinity protocol to create coral micropropagates with high attachment rates. frontiersin.org/journals/mar… @Scripps_Ocean @UCSDJacobs @dwangpraseurt

Frontiers | Advancing the coral propagation toolkit via hypersalinity induced coral micropropagates

In the face of escalating threats posed by human-induced climate change, urgent attention to coral reef restoration is imperative due to ongoing reef degrada...

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Daniel Wangpraseurt@dwangpraseurt
18 Sep 2024
Some simple tools to generate coral micropropagates and get them to grow @ReefEngineers @martin3guerres @FrontMarineSci #Coral frontiersin.org/journals/mar…

Frontiers | Advancing the coral propagation toolkit via hypersalinity induced coral micropropagates

In the face of escalating threats posed by human-induced climate change, urgent attention to coral reef restoration is imperative due to ongoing reef degrada...

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography@Scripps_Ocean
10 Sep 2024
🌊🧬BIG NEWS: Thanks to a four-year, $10 million grant funded by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, a new center will be established at Scripps Oceanography to understand how climate change may impact the nervous systems and behavior of marine animals. 🧵⬇️ @AllenInstitute
Martin Tresguerres examines specimens in an aquarium within a lab

ALT Martin Tresguerres examines specimens in an aquarium within a lab

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Carly Kenkel@DrCarlsHorn
10 Sep 2024
It's finally official - excited to begin working with this team! Stay tuned for PhD and Postdoc positions in my lab as part of this project!! UC San Diego Receives $10 Million for Center on Neurobiology in Changing Environments today.ucsd.edu/story/uc-san-…

UC San Diego Receives $10 Million for Center on Neurobiology in Changing Environments

The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group has selected UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography to receive a four-year, $10 million grant to establish the Allen Discovery Center for Neurobiology in...

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Daniel Wangpraseurt@dwangpraseurt
5 Jul 2024
Huge thanks to @IAmASTEM for breaking stereotypes in STEM and igniting a passion for science in the next generation! This project was a blast, and I hope it inspires students to forge their own unique paths – it’s ok to not fit in. @SOAlliance
I Am A Scientist Project@IAmASTEM
2 Jul 2024
What do spicy Thai food, surfing, and 3D printed artificial coral have in common? They're some of our newest Spotlight's favorite things! Check out @dwangpraseurt's new poster, illustration, slides, and digital hub, made possible by @SOAlliance: iamascientist.info/daniel-wa…
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Daniel Wangpraseurt@dwangpraseurt
28 May 2024
how to design living algal-powered photobioreactors? check out some optics tricks from our new paper in @pnas, amazing collab with sing-teng @VignoliniLab @MicroSensing @SchertelLukas pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23…
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Daniel Wangpraseurt@dwangpraseurt
1 May 2024
Had a great time at this workshop and learned a lot about the possibilities of 3D printing nature-inspired infrastructure.ewn.erdc.dren.mil/podcasts/e… @Engineering With Nature #ERDC #EWN #N-EWN #naturebasedsolutions #ecosystemrestoration #climatechange #communityresilience
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Tune in to the "Engineering With Nature (EWN)" podcast to hear @dwangpraseurt sharing insights on bioinspired designs, and how this tech could enable more resilient coastal protection. #CoralEngineering #NatureInspired #ClimateAdaptation @UCSanDiego podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcas…

EWN - Engineering With Nature

Nature Podcast · For more than 10 years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been working on an initiative called Engineering With Nature that uses natural processes and systems to deliver a broad...

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Gal Eyal@mceisrael
1 Apr 2024
Call for students! Passionate about marine ecology? Dive into research with us! Explore #reefs in a changing climate, study #mesophotic ecosystems, and unravel the secrets of marine history. Apply now for MSc and PhD programs. #MarineScience #ResearchOpportunity @iui_eilat
Join us in unravelling the mysteries of the ocean and shaping a more sustainable future for our planet! Apply now and become a part of our passionate research team at the Marine Ecosystem Dynamics Lab. 📝 Application Requirements: Interested in joining our team at the Marine Ecosystem Dynamics Lab? Here's what we need from you: CV: Please provide a detailed curriculum vitae (CV) outlining your academic background, research experience, publications (if any), and any relevant skills or qualifications. Short Cover Letter: Submit a brief cover letter introducing yourself, explaining your interest in marine ecology, and highlighting why you're excited to join our research team at the Gal Marine Ecosystem Dynamics Lab. Send your CV and cover letter to gal.eyal1@biu.ac.il We look forward to hearing from you! 🐟🌊 For more information visit www.medslab.info

ALT Join us in unravelling the mysteries of the ocean and shaping a more sustainable future for our planet! Apply now and become a part of our passionate research team at the Marine Ecosystem Dynamics Lab. 📝 Application Requirements: Interested in joining our team at the Marine Ecosystem Dynamics Lab? Here's what we need from you: CV: Please provide a detailed curriculum vitae (CV) outlining your academic background, research experience, publications (if any), and any relevant skills or qualifications. Short Cover Letter: Submit a brief cover letter introducing yourself, explaining your interest in marine ecology, and highlighting why you're excited to join our research team at the Gal Marine Ecosystem Dynamics Lab. Send your CV and cover letter to gal.eyal1@biu.ac.il We look forward to hearing from you! 🐟🌊 For more information visit www.medslab.info
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Daniel Wangpraseurt@dwangpraseurt
3 Apr 2024
thanks @locke_marissa it was fun working with you. Check out what nanotechnology could offer for coral reef restoration & engineering asbmb.org/asbmb-today/scienc…

‘Cities under the sea’

Nanotechnology offers a way to restore and re-create coral reef biodiversity.

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Shoutout to our amazing #NanoEngineering senior design students for presenting posters on some of our ongoing projects! 👏 #reefengineering @UCSanDiego @UCSDJacobs
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UC San Diego@UCSanDiego
9 Oct 2023
UC San Diego and our campus community are deeply saddened and disturbed by the escalating violence in the Middle East. To support our campus community, UC San Diego is offering counseling, opportunities for open dialogue and mental health support. bit.ly/3rAnqDb
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Breakthroughs in #nanotechnology described in this new paper are becoming increasingly essential as threats to #coral #reefs around the world continue to rise. @UCSanDiego @Scripps_Ocean #biotech nature.com/articles/s41565-0…

Nanotechnology for coral reef conservation, restoration and rehabilitation

Nature Nanotechnology - The mounting environmental pressure on coral reefs calls for a rapid push towards innovative actions. Nanotechnology could help understand and protect present-day reefs to...

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