SEDS-ÉEDS Canada

📣 CSC2025 Speaker Introduction 📣 Pierre Vuaillet is a senior environmental engineer with over fifteen years of experience assessing and mitigating the environmental impacts of infrastructure, mining, and natural site projects worldwide. He has contributed to sustainable development projects across Canada, France, Oceania, and beyond. Building on this expertise, Pierre is wishing to address the environmental challenges of space exploration. He is currently developing a project focused on sustainable In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) on celestial bodies like the Moon and Mars, with the goal of contributing to frameworks that promote responsible, sustainable, and peaceful exploration practices. In addition to his environmental work, Pierre is passionate about combining science and creativity. He is actively working to bring art into space through projects that explore how artistic techniques can adapt to microgravity and how art can enhance both the mental well-being and fine motor skills of astronauts on long-duration missions. While still in development, these projects reflect his commitment to expanding the horizons of human innovation and expression in space. Pierre’s multidisciplinary approach unites engineering, environmental science, and art. Drawing on his extensive experience and ongoing training at the International Institute of Astronautical Sciences (IIAS), he is preparing to hopefully bring his projects to fruition and advance his journey toward becoming an astronaut. Pierre is driven by a vision to inspire sustainable solutions and creative possibilities for humanity’s exploration of the final frontier. Pierre VUAILLET

📣 CSC2025 Speaker Introduction 📣 Lauren Rhodes is a research fellow based at McGill as of September 2024. Before that she was at the University of Oxford as both a PhD student (graduating in 2022) and a post-doc. She uses radio telescopes to study all many of transients with a particular focus on the relativistic jets launched by black holes of all masses.

❗️We’re Hiring❗️ The SEDS Canadian Space Conference team is looking for a French Translator! Only requirement for this volunteer role is to speak French! To apply, head over to our website at seds.ca, and find the “volunteer!” tab in the side bar menu.

🛍️HAPPY BLACK FRIDAY 🛍️ TODAY ONLY we are giving a 2 for $125 discount on the Canadian Space Conference tickets!! Grab a friend and secure your spot at our annual nation-wide event! As always, tickets can be purchased on our website at csc.seds.ca.

Funding Available for the 2025 Canadian Space Conference! 🌟 If you are a post-secondary student looking for funding to attend our annual event, the Canadian Space Agency has an opportunity for you! You can submit your application under the “Canadian Student Participation in Space Conferences and Training Events” tab on the Government of Canada website. Eligibility criteria and required documentations are outlined on the website. https://lnkd.in/gADF33Dm

📣 CSC2025 Speaker Introduction 📣 Andrew Higgins is a professor of Mechanical Engineering, with Masters and PhD degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the University of Washington, Seattle. At McGill University, he has taught courses on compressible flow, thermodynamics, combustion, space propulsion, and statistical mechanics. He has worked for 30 years on research in high-speed flow and shock waves for applications to aerospace propulsion and fusion energy and is now setting his sights higher by considering the engineering problems associated with interstellar flight.

📣 CSC2025 Speaker Introduction 📣 Marc Garneau earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics from the Royal Military College of Kingston in 1970, and a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, England, in 1973. Marc Garneau served as a Combat Systems Engineer in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1973 until 1984. He was one of six Canadians selected for astronaut training in December 1983. He became the first Canadian to fly in Space on Shuttle Mission STS 41-G in October 1984. He flew on two more missions: STS-77 in 1996 and STS-97 in 2000, logging over 677 hours in space. In November 2001, he was appointed President of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), a post he held until December 2005. Marc Garneau was elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament in October 2008. He became minister of Transport in November 2015, a post he held for 5 years until January 2021 when he was named Foreign Affairs minister, a post he occupied until October 2021. He retired from politics in March 2023. He is a Companion of the Order of Canada (2003). He served as Chancellor of Carleton University from 2003 to 2008. He is a Recipient of the NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1997), three NASA Space Flight Medals (1984, 1996, 2000), and eleven Honorary Doctorates.

Are you an illustrator interested creating artwork for magazine publication? The Orbiter, the SEDS-Canada magazine, is recruiting illustrators for its print issue magazine for distribution in late January. Artwork will also be published digitally on The Orbiter's website. Visit seds.ca/join to submit your application!

CSC2025 Discounts! Student groups of 5 or more get a 15% off discount if you email us at conference@seds.ca! SEDS members also receive 15% off tickets using a code sent to your email, and will be posted in the discord group as well!

SEDS-Canada is excited to be hosting a poster presentation session during the Canadian Space Conference 2025, in Montreal. You are invited to submit an abstract for the poster presentation to showcase your research at the conference! Submit your application before December 1st on our conference website. Note: The word limit of the abstract is 300 and it can be in English or French depending on your preference. Upon receiving a letter of invitation from SEDS Canada you may begin working on your poster. Further details will be provided to the candidates to better prepare themselves for the day!