Arne Instanes

Background

Instanes, Arne was born on October 4, 1961 in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway. Son of Bjarne and Marianne Wolffenstein Instanes.

Education

Civil engineer, Bergen College Engineering, 1984. Master of Science, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, Norway, 1987. Doctor of Engineering, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, Norway, 1993.

Career

Scientific assistant department structural engineering Norwegian Institute of Technology, 1988-1990. Research assistant department civil engineering geotechnology group University Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1990-1992. Research fellow department geotechnology engineering Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, 1992-1993.

Research engineer The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research Geotechnical Engineering, 1993-1996. Responsible Arctic geotechnology Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Oslo, 1996. Associate professor University Courses on Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Norway, 1999—2001.

Managing director Instanes Consulting Engineers, Bergen, Norway, since 2001. Director board Instanes Consulting Engineers, Bergen, since 2000.

Achievements

• Arne Instanes has been listed as a noteworthy engineering educator, research engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Norwegian Geotechnical Society, Norwegian Society Chartered Engineers, International Permafrost Association Working Group on Permafrost Engineering, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Technology Committee on Frost.

Interests

• Kayaking, skiing, chess.

Connections

Life partner: Ruth Paula Fahy.

Father:

Bjarne Instanes

Mother:

Marianne Wolffenstein Instanes