Michelle Tseng

Assistant Professor

Aquatic and insect ecology & evolutionary biology

Plankton & Freshwater Ecosystems

  • Responses of phytoplankton to warming waters
  • Microplastics, warming, and aquatic ecosystem heath;
  • Predicting species interactions in urban aquatic ecosystems

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

  • Erez Büyükyilmaz - Zoology MSc, starting fall 2025
  • Sean Chung - Biology Honours
  • Devlin Grewal - Botany MSc
  • Natasha Gyte - Botany MSc
  • Freya Innes - Zoology MSc, starting fall 2025
  • Phoebe Keran - WLIURA
  • Natasha Klasios - Zoology PhD *newly graduated!*
  • Markus Thormeyer - Zoology PhD
  • Team Butterfly Undergrads: Johanna MacEachen, Ashleigh Wood, Grace Young
  • Team Bug / Lululemon Undergrads: Juliana Dioquino, Natalie Garratt, Casey Lo

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