Assistant Professor

Irene Holvik Johnsen

Field of work

Civil engineering, water and wastewater/sanitary engineering.

Education: 

  • NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology and UDSM CoET University of Dar es Salaam - College of Engineering and Technology: Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering, profile Water and Environmental Engineering, further education in Renewal Planning / Infrastructure Asset Management. (2005-2010 and 2015)
  • HVL - University College Pedagogy. (2020)

Academic interests/expertise: 

  • Renewal planning/management of technical infrastructure
  • Decentralized wastewater management
  • Hydraulics: urban water systems and river modelling
  • Planning at municipal masterplan and zoning plan level (urban water systems/stormwater planning)

Experience:

  • Norconsult AS in Bergen 2010-2019: Municipal planning (water and watewater engineering) + hydraulic/hydrological modelling
  • Western Norway University of Applied Sciences


Teaching activities:

  • BYG112 Water Infrastructure and Treatment
  • BYG114 Civil Engineering
  • ING303 Innovation and Systems Thinking
  • KJE202 Water Treatment Technology 
  • BYG350/LEI 350 Bachelor's Thesis Civil Engineer
  • (various contributions in other courses, chemistry basic course and land use planning)

Research groups:

  • Spatial studies
  • Construction
Courses taught
  • BYG112, Water and Wastewater Engineering, Fall 2025
  • BYG112, Water and Wastewater Engineering, Spring 2026
  • BYG113, Physical planning , Spring 2026
  • BYG114, Construction Technology, Fall 2025
  • BYG125, Geodata, planning and infrastructure, Spring 2026
  • BYG350, Bachelor Thesis, Spring 2026
  • BYG352, Bachelor Thesis, Fall 2025
  • FIN8101, Road planning, Spring 2026
  • ING303, Systems Thinking and Innovation for Engineers, Spring 2026