The University of Alaska Fairbanks Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry offers programs leading to an American Chemical Society accredited B.S. degree in Chemistry. Research is a central part of all undergraduate and graduate programs.

We offer undergraduate degrees in either Chemistry or Chemistry with one of three concentrations. See the Chemistry Student Handbook for detailed requirements and study plans.

• B.A., B.S. Chemistry 
• B.S. Chemistry with Biochemistry/Molecular Biology Concentration 
• B.S. Chemisry with Environmental Chemistry Concentration 
• B.S. Chemistry with Forensic Chemistry Concentration 

The department is centrally housed in the Reichardt building that opened in 1995 and contains laboratories, classrooms, and offices.  We have 13 faculty members (tenured and tenure-track) and three full-time staff.  Many faculty members within the department have joint appointments with the Institute of Arctic Biology, the Geophysical Institute, the International Arctic Research Center and the College of Rural and Community Development.  Typically, 85 undergraduate students are pursuing degrees in Chemistry.  Approximately 40 graduate students are pursuing M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.

William (Bill) Simpson, Department Chair

Our mailing address:

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Alaska Fairbanks
900 Yukon Dr., Rm. 194
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6160    USA

email

tel.(907)-474-5510
fax(907)-474-5640

The AlasChemist is our annual newsletter that contains a wealth of knowledge regarding our department's teaching, research, and service activities and results.  Please have a look at the AlasChemist and learn more about us.

• AlasChemist2012 (4.7 MB PDF)
• AlasChemist2011 (1.4 MB PDF)
• AlasChemist 2010 (720 KB PDF)
• AlasChemist 2009 (620 KB PDF)
• AlasChemist 2008
• AlasChemist 2007
• AlasChemist 2006