Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

University of Alaska Fairbanks
900 Yukon Dr. Rm 194
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6160, USA
email chemistry.uaf@alaska.edu

phone: (907)-474-5510
fax:  (907)-474-5640


The University of Alaska Fairbanks Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry offers undergraduate programs leading to an American Chemical Society approved 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 has strong graduate 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. 

Amanda Barker in the lab (UAF Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Chemistry program)

Environmental Chemistry Ph.D student, Amanda Barker, working in the Trainor Lab. She has been working on analyzing water samples from the North Slope of Alaska to study the geochemical effects a warmer climate in the arctic has on permafrost active layer thaw depth.  Photo by Franta Majs.

Graduate Study in Chemistry and Biochemistry

For more information about our graduate programs and paid research opportunities, see our graduate program pages and/or fill in the pre-application inquiry form.

Employment in Chemistry

Chemists' employment in U.S.A.

Employment picture for chemists remains strong relative to the rest of the economy, although salaries have dipped recently.  See the full story at Chemical and Engineering News website.

Department news (via Facebook feed)

The 2011 AlasChemist has arrived! This is the Department's annual newsletter; check it out. View and download the 1.4 MB PDF file here.