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The School of Sustainable Energy Engineering (SEE) has marked another significant milestone for the program. 

Tianna Sequeira has become the first SEE undergraduate to defend her honours thesis. Her project titled Designing a Humidity Control System for the OASYS Lunar Greenhouse aims to advance plant growth research on the moon to help astronauts grow their own food in space. In collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Tianna had the opportunity to design the first prototype for the humidity subsystem of the CSA's OASYS Lunar Greenhouse, where she designed a humidity control system that accounted for the extreme lunar environmental conditions and regulated the humidity within bounds to optimize plant growth.

For her research, Tianna led the engineering analysis and design, along with prototyping and experimental measurements. Her advisors included CSA's Mathieu Lagace, SEE lecturers Amir Shabani and Mehran Ahmadi, as well as mechatronics professor Woo Soo Kim.

Update - May 31, 2025

In May, Tianna had the chance to present her undergraduate honours research at the SpaceOps 2025 Conference in Montreal. The conference unites students and industry professionals from across the globe to exchange ideas on advancing the sustainability of space exploration and operations.