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 ( * = course coordinator):

• BYG112 Water Infrastructure and Treatment *
• BYG305 Hydrology and storm water management *
• BYG306 Hydromechanics *
• BYG125 Geodata, spatial planning and infrastructure
• ING303 Innovation and Systems Thinking
• BYG350/LEI 350 Bachelor's Thesis Civil Engineer
• (BYG113 Planning of the built environment)

Research groups:

• Spatial studies
• Construction