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Prof. David Suggett

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Prof. David Suggett

Chief Scientist, KAUST Reefscape Restoration Initiative

Biography

Professor David Suggett is Chief Scientist for the KAUST Reefscape Restoration Initiative (KRRI) at Shushah Island and a Professor in Practice (BESE) at KAUST. He is a world leading expert in coral biology and how corals shape the functioning of reef systems, from scales spanning coral reef microbes to human-ecological interactions. Prior to moving to KAUST in 2023, he was a Professor at University of Technology Sydney, where he established and led the "Future Reefs" Program, Australia's largest team dedicated to unlocking how the environment and climate change influence corals of the Great Barrier Reef. This interest led to a world-first partnership between researchers and tourism (the largest economic asset to the Great Barrier Reef) to restore degraded sites at scale, the "Coral Nurture Program", which he co-founded and led for 4 years. Work through the Coral Nurture Program has led to innovative methods to propagate and plant coral for reef restoration, and in recognition as a global model for successful targeted reef restoration, become an official Actor for the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration in 2022. Professor Suggett has contributed to numerous international committees and workshops for studying and conserving coral reefs, and is currently the Chair for the Field-Based Propagation Working Group for the Coral Restoration Consortium - the international body dedicated to advancing knowledge on reef restoration. His research has produced >200 scientific articles and regularly featured through global media outlets, including the BBC, Al Jazeera and National Geographic.

All sessions by Prof. David Suggett

  • Tuesday

    February 13
Reefscape Restoration Initiative - Chair: Mark Gillan
04:00 PM
Prof. Mark Gillan

Associate Vice President, Technologies and Special Projects National Transformation Institute, KAUST

Eng. Amr A. Atiah

Director, Special Projects, KAUST

Dr. Elizabeth A. Goergen

Head, Monitoring, Visualization & Data Management, KAUST Reefscape Restoration Initiative

Prof. Raquel Peixoto

Associate Professor, Marine Science, KAUST

Prof. David Suggett

Chief Scientist, KAUST Reefscape Restoration Initiative

Prof. Ian McLeod

Executive Director, SHAMS

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