Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Centers
The University of Alaska Fairbanks, as the nation's northernmost Land, Sea, and Space Grant university and international research center, advances and disseminates knowledge through creative teaching, research, and public service with an emphasis on Alaska, the North and their diverse peoples. The research programs at UAF take advantage of the university's unique location in the subarctic of interior Alaska, with easy access to the Pacific Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, glaciers and permafrost areas.
Current Research Projects
Denali Fault (Restricted Access)
Alaskan Infrastructure and Engineering Research
Nearly $50 billion will be spent in Alaska over the next 10 years in the capital construction, design and operation industry throughout the private, state and federal sectors. Key projects currently underway, or those with a high potential for future development, include multi-modal transportation systems for rural and urban areas, development and transportation of petroleum resources, mining resource development, rural sanitation and energy systems, development of wireless communication, fisheries industry support and design and construction of a national missile defense system.
Civilian projects that will dominate Alaska's engineering employment in the same time period include increased federal funds for highway and airport infrastructure, the planned natural gas pipeline, expansion within the petroleum industry, including gas-to-liquids activity, and increased development of Alaska's rural and urban infrastructure.
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