ADVANCEA Academy Opens Registration for 2026 Online Course

By CEAgWorld staff|October 27, 2025

Photo courtesy of the ADVANCEA Academy

Registration is now open for the ADVANCEA Academy’s online course “Introduction to Greenhouse Environmental Control for Crop Production.” The 13-week certificate course runs from Jan. 8 to April 2, 2026, and is ideal for individuals who are working in the CEA industry or are enrolled in academic programs who want to deepen their understanding of environmental controls in greenhouse systems.

During the course, attendees will:

Review various greenhouse crop production systems  
Be able to describe why and how important environmental parameters are controlled using sensors and control systems 
Gain sufficient insight in the basics of energy and mass transfer to understand the key plant-environment interactions in greenhouses 
Learn the basics of sensors and control logic to optimize greenhouse conditions 
Become familiar with recent developments in greenhouse control strategies.

This course is offered via Zoom for live sessions, with all content hosted on The Ohio State University’s Canvas platform. It includes six live lectures with interactive Q&A and discussion sessions scheduled throughout the 13-week course.

Participants are encouraged to join the live sessions in real time; however, live attendance is not required. All lectures, including the live sessions, are recorded and will be made available in Canvas, allowing flexible, self-paced learning while still providing opportunities to ask questions and interact directly with instructors during the live sessions.