Michelle Tseng

Assistant Professor

Aquatic and insect ecology & evolutionary biology

Plankton & Freshwater Ecosystems

  • Nutrient availability in warming waters;
  • Microplastics, warming, and aquatic ecosystem heath;
  • Responses of phytoplankton to warming waters

Insect Communities

  • Effects of warming on insect populations and communities;
  • Mosquito ecology & evolution;
  • Using urban green spaces for insect conservation and pest reduction;
  • Citizen science & insect conservation;
  • Plastic-eating insects 

Lab Members

  • Alexandre Beauchemun - SURE undergraduate student
  • Sophia Fan - MSc student
  • Natasha Klasios - PhD candidate
  • Oliver McDermott - Worklearn Student
  • Savi Raghuraman - Honours student
  • Markus Thormeyer - PhD student

Wall Fellowship

2024
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For Research

Peter Wall Endowment

Peter Wall Scholar

2022
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For Research

Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies