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Welcome
The Petroleum Engineering program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks offers a unique look at the challenging problems confronting the petroleum industry. Petroleum engineering is the practical application of the basic sciences of chemistry, geology, mathematics, and physics together with all the engineering sciences to develop and produce petroleum and other energy resources from wells. Courses in petroleum engineering deal with drilling, formation evaluation, production, reservoir engineering, computer simulations, and enhanced oil recovery. At UAF, Bachelor of Science, Master of Science degrees in Petroleum Engineering and Interdisciplinary Ph.D. degrees are available.
Alaska's oil production currently accounts for about 20% of US total production. Alaska also contains over 25% of the entire US proven reserves of oil as well as massive reserves of natural gas, coal and natural gas hydrates. The petroleum engineering curriculum at UAF is designed to prepare graduates to meet the demands of modern technology while emphasizing, wherever possible, the special problems encountered in Alaska. We offer one of the most modern and challenging degree programs anywhere, and are located in the heart of the nations's Energy Frontier. |
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News and Events- UAF Student Kasper Kowaleski was the third place poster competition award winner at the recent 2008 American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) Premier Fluids Conference in Houston, Texas. Full Story...
- The University of Alaska Fairbanks had reached a deal with the China University of Petroleum, Beijing to enable Chinese students to finish the final two years of their degrees at UAF. Full Story...
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