Associate Professor

Geoffrey Sean Gilpin

Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Geoffrey Sean Gilpin
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Sogndal
HB, H-1036
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Field of work

Associate Professor Geoffrey Gilpin's teaching contributs to three study programs; the interdiciplinary BSc. Renewable Energy (Sogndal campus), and the engineering programs BSc. Sustainable Production and Circular Economy and MSc. Sustainable Energy Technology (both Bergen campus), along with the supervision of BSc., MSc. and PhD. students. Gilpin holds a master degree (2006) in mechanical engineering from Germany. In 2016, he received his doctoral degree in environmental physics and renewable energy from the Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology, at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU). Gilpin worked as a researcher at NMBU (2006-2008), at the Western Norway Research Institute (WNRI) (2008-2015), and in his current position at HVL.



Courses taught
  • FE402 Applied Exercises in Renewable Energy
  • FE404 Mathematics for Renewable Energy
  • MAS503 Introduction to Sustainability Analysis
  • MAS520 Design for Sustainable Energy Technology

Research areas
  • Energy 
  • Energy Transition
  • Sustainable Development
  • Industrial Ecology and Life Cycle Assessment

Research groups
  • Sustainable energy transition (HVL)
  • Sustainable transformation of the built environment (HVL)
  • Norwegian Centre for Energy Transition Strategies (FME-NTRANS)
Courses taught
  • FE402, Applied Exercises in Energy Transitions, Fall 2024
  • FE403, Bachelor Thesis in Renewable Energy, Spring 2025
  • GE4-304, Master's Thesis in Climate Change Management, Spring 2025
  • MAS503, Introduction to sustainability analysis, Fall 2024
  • MAS520, Design for Sustainable Energy Technology, Spring 2025

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