Art X Science Conversations
Episode 3: Studying Corals in Unexpected Places
9/18/25, 12:00 AM
Liza Roger (ASU) and Raquel Peixoto (KAUST) share how their unique paths led them to coral research, even in desert landscapes. They discuss their work on tackling coral bleaching, climate stress, and communicating science within their communities.
In this episode of Art x Science Conversations, we hear from Liza Roger, Assistant Professor & Senior Global Futures Scientist at Arizona State University (ASU) in the US, and Raquel Peixoto, Associate Professor of Marine Science at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia. These two coral researchers tell us about the projects that led them to study corals, how they study corals in desert landscapes, their approaches to solving coral bleaching and climate stress and how they communicate their work in their communities
