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The University of Alaska Fairbanks Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry offers programs leading to an American Chemical Society accredited B.S. degree in Chemistry. The curriculum of the chemistry degree offers four program options — chemistry, biochemistry/molecular biology, environmental chemistry and forensic chemistry. The Department also offers programs of study leading to M.A. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Chemistry and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology as well as a Neuroscience Option. Faculty members within the department are associated with the Institute of Arctic Biology, the Geophysical Institute, the International Arctic Research Center and the College of Rural and Community Development. The department is centrally housed in a modern building that opened in 1995 and contains laboratories, classrooms, and offices.
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At the spring ACS national
meeting in New Orleans UAF faculty and students authored or co-authored
nine papers. Oral presentations were given by students Anastasia
Ilgen, Kunaljeet Tanwar, and professor Bill Howard.
Sarah Pettito was first author on a poster, and several other posters
were co-authored by professor Tom Trainor and students. Bill
Simpson was invited to give a talk on his sea ice surface chemistry
research. |
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Brian Rasley was
successful in obtaining funding for the department's new atomic
absorption spectrometer. The Perkin-Elmer AAnalylst 800 machine is being
used by general chemistry and analytical chemistry students, and in
environmental chemistry research. |
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The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Alaska Fairbanks invites applications for a Visiting Professor of Chemistry, beginning August 2008. Apply online at UAKJobs
www.uakjobs.com/applicants/ |
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Department faculty mentored
several students in this year's Alaska Statewide High School Science
Symposium. Students and their mentors were Carla Cartagena
(Castillo), Kelsey Boyer (Clausen), Sambit Misra (Howard),
Sifat Chowdhury (Keller), and Carey Fristoe (Keller). 1st place
went to Carla Cartagena. Congratulations! |
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Cathy Cahill has air samplers running in Camp Victory in Iraq. They are there to collect the particles that the soldiers at Camp Victory are breathing so that any health hazards can be identified. For further information email Dr. Cahill at ffcfc@uaf.edu |
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