Blending Science and Art to Build Climate Resilience in Coastal Communities

UC Santa Cruz chemistry and biology researcher Peter Weiss-Penzias and UC Santa Cruz art professor Jennifer Parker introduce the Fog Tree project, a collaboration combining the arts and sciences to capture fog as a sustainable water source for community needs in the Santa Cruz region. Through public engagement and functional art, Parker and Weiss-Penzias have partnered to develop interdisciplinary research highlighting fog harvesting as a vital response to water scarcity. The project is supported by partners across UC Santa Cruz: the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience, the OpenLab Collaborative Research Center, the Arts Division, the Science Division, and the Carbon Fund.