Bilde av Pedersen, Egil
Bilde av Pedersen, Egil
Professor Department of Technology and Safety egil.pedersen@uit.no +4777660375 92448599 Tromsø You can find me here

Egil Pedersen


Job description

Teaching, research, supervision and knowledge dissemination at the bachelor's programme (engineering) in Ocean Technology, the master's programme in Technology and Safety and at the PhD programme in Nautical Operations (which is a national joint degree for maritime research education between the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN), Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) and UiT The Arctic University of Norway).



Research interests

Visualization-based collision avoidance at sea.

UKC management in shallow waters and channels.

Modelling and simulation of marine operations.

Celestial positioning without dead reckoning nor GMT.

Ship manoeuvering control in pack ice.

The influence of the universe (including the solar system) on the Earth's climate and human health.

Teaching

MFA-1003 Innføring i havteknologi (5 ECTS) - Autumn 2025.

MFA-2011 Ship Hydrodynamics (10 ECTS) - Autumn 2025.

TEK-3010 Marine Operations (10 ECTS) - Spring 2026.

TEK-3011 Ship Stability (10 ECTS) - Autumn 2025.

TEK-3030 Maritime Technologies in Polar Waters (10 ECTS) - Autumn 2025

MFA-8020 Advanced Maritime Operations (5 ECTS) - Autumn 2025.

MFA-8030 Maritime Technologies in Polar Waters (10 ECTS) - Autumn 2025


Member of research group / centre



Teknologibygget Tromsø 3.017


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