Mia in front of mountains

Mia Tuccillo | Researcher Fellow
Northwestern University | Evanston, Illinois

Mia’s research focuses on how climate and landscape changes impact ecosystems in Arctic lakes. Her project extracts chemical compounds from lake sediment archives in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) to measure shifts in freshwater primary producers over the last 10,000 years. Mia’s work illuminates how climate change drives shifts in lake cyanobacteria that could pose threats to drinking water in the Arctic. She most enjoys how her research has opened doors for community conversations, research partnerships, and new friendships in Greenlandic communities.