D. Wangpraseurt

Advancing coral micropropagation for coral restoration and reef engineering

This study develops a hypersalinity-induced polyp bailout protocol and attachment devices to generate and grow coral micropropagates for reef restoration and engineering.

Light management by algal aggregates in living photosynthetic hydrogels.

This study investigates how algal aggregates in hydrogels improve light distribution and biomass growth by reducing photoinhibition and increasing light penetration.

Phenotypically Complex Living Materials Containing Engineered Cyanobacteria

This paper develops a 3D-printed biocomposite material containing engineered cyanobacteria that respond to chemical stimuli by producing functional outputs like bioremediation and inducible cell death.

Green fluorescent protein-like pigments optimize the internal light environment in symbiotic reef building corals

The paper quantifies how GFP-like pigments in corals alter the internal light environment, showing their role in photoacclimation and photoprotection under different light conditions.

Characterization of morpho-functional traits in mesophotic corals reveals optimized light capture and photosynthesis

This study characterizes morpho-functional traits in mesophotic corals, finding that mesophotic morphotypes optimize light capture and photosynthesis under low-light conditions.

Synthetic algal-bacteria consortia for space-efficient microalgal growth in a simple hydrogel system

This study develops a hydrogel system with algal-bacterial consortia that enhances microalgal growth rates by 3-fold compared to algae alone.

Cytoklepty in the plankton: a host strategy to optimize the bioenergetic machinery of endosymbiotic algae

The paper shows that host cells manipulate algal endosymbionts to enhance their bioenergetic machinery, leading to increased carbon uptake and photosynthetic efficiency.

Light-harvesting in mesophotic corals is powered by a spatially efficient photosymbiotic system between coral host and microalgae

This study investigates how mesophotic corals optimize light harvesting through host-symbiont interactions, showing enhanced photosynthetic efficiency under low light conditions.

Bionic 3D printed corals

This study develops 3D printed bionic corals that support high-density microalgal growth, mimicking coral structure and function to enhance photosynthesis and bioproduct generation.

Optical properties of living corals determined with diffuse reflectance spectroscopy

This study measures the optical properties of coral tissue and skeleton using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy to better understand light exposure for symbiotic algae.

Effect of feeding and thermal stress on photosynthesis, respiration and the carbon budget of the scleractinian coral Pocillopora damicornis

This study examines how feeding and thermal stress affect oxygen exchange and carbon budgets in the coral Pocillopora damicornis, finding that feeding enhances photosynthesis but thermal stress reduces it, with significant carbon loss observed.

Bio-optical properties and radiative energy budgets in fed and starved scleractinian corals (Pocillopora damicornis) during thermal bleaching

This study examines how feeding affects the photosynthetic efficiency and thermal resilience of corals under stress, finding that fed corals maintain higher efficiency and resilience than unfed ones.

Microscale light management and inherent optical properties of intact corals studied with optical coherence tomography

This study measures light scattering properties of coral tissues and skeletons using OCT, revealing species-specific variations in scattering coefficients and anisotropy.

In vivo imaging of coral tissue and skeleton with optical coherence tomography

This paper applies optical coherence tomography (OCT) to non-invasively image and quantify dynamic tissue and skeleton structures in living corals, revealing tissue movement and surface area changes.