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ONGOING RESEARCH
WARMING AND NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS

Warming temperatures change the nutritional value of phytoplankton in predictable ways. How do these changes affect the productivity other trophic levels?
Jihyun Kim, Masters student

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MICROPLASTICS, WARMING, AND AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM HEALTH

How many and what kinds of microplastics are found in lakes in British Columbia? How do warming temperatures affect the biological effects of microplastics on zooplankton and fish? 
Natasha Klasios, PhD student
SHRINKING INSECTS

Insects shrink when grown in warmer temperatures but the ecological significance of this size decrease is a mystery. We are investigating this question several ways:
a) How does warming affect body size and flight ability in Pieris rapae (Cabbage White Butterfly)
Erez Büyükyilmaz, Honours Thesis

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b) Does being smaller give mosquitoes an advantage in warmer temperatures? 
Emily Liang, 2020 NSERC Summer student
GLOBAL CHANGES IN INSECT DIVERSITY

There have been a lot of papers published on global declines in insect abundance and richness, but what is the baseline rate of change? We conducted a synthesis on all available recent data to address this question.
Markus Thormeyer - Undergrad Research Assistant
RAPID EVOLUTION IN RESPONSE TO WARMING

How quickly can insects and plankton evolve and adapt to warming temperatures? We use experimental evolution studies to test this question in insects and plankton
TEACHING
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Biol230
  Ecology
Biol411 
  Insect Ecology

Biol409
  Field Course 
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

Teaching at a large university is a privilege. I'm grateful for the opportunity to interact with hundreds of amazing and talented undergraduates each year. UBC undergrads are phenomenal people with diverse backgrounds, cultures, and lived experiences. I hope they learn from me as much as I learn from them. ​My goal as an instructor is to provide students with the knowledge and tools needed to be critical thinkers in university and in post-graduate life. I bridge classical examples with cutting-edge research findings. I am committed to a knowledgeable, flexible, inclusive, and fair classroom. I teach fundamental concepts, and apply these concepts to real-world situations. I am an advocate of hands-on research at all levels of undergraduate education.  ​
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