Juli Berwald

Juli Berwald is a science writer, ocean expert, and the co-founder of nonprofit Tela Coral.

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Hypotheses on the Rebel Reef

Tela Coral co-founder Juli Berwald explores the sediment-rich, fertilizer-fueled, symbiont-switching theories behind a rebel reef’s miraculous success.

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Marine invertebrates stole my heart on my first snorkel in the Red Sea during college. Hoping to study the ocean forever, I spent seven years building mathematical algorithms to interpret satellite imagery of the ocean, receiving my Ph.D. in ocean science.

My husband stole my heart next, and I drifted away from the ocean to Austin, Texas to be with him. Over the years, we added two children and a couple of dogs to our family.

Landlocked, I began writing textbooks and popular science articles for National Geographic Magazine, The New York Times, Nature, Science, The Wall Street Journal, Discover, The Smithsonian, and Texas Monthly among others. Eventually, the story of jellyfish led me back to the sea. Once there, I stayed, writing a book about corals as well.