Andrew Chin holding a ling cod in a skiff

Andrew Chin

He/him/his

Ph.D. Student

Fisheries

2150 Koyukuk Drive
Fairbanks, AK 99775

atchin@alaska.edu

 

Education

University of Washington Seattle
B.S. Aquatic and Fisheries Science
B.S. Marine Biology
2020

 

Advisor

 

Selected Publications

Chamberlin DW, Helser TE, Brogan JD, Benson IM, Conner J, Chin AT, Gburski CK, Matta ME, Pearce JA, Stone KR, TenBrink TT, Arrington MB. 2026. The effects of ageing error on neural network-based, Fourier transform near-infrared spectroscopy fish age predictions. Fish and Fisheries.

Chin AT, Bond MH, Quinn TP. 2022. Life history differences between 2 anadromous populations of the northern form of  Dolly Varden in Bristol Bay, AK. Fishery Bulletin 120(3-4).
 

 

Specialties

  • Otolith aging
  • Microchemical analysis
  • Salmonid life history

 

Biography

I am an incoming EMERGE Alaska Fellow interested in aquatic life histories and community ecology in response to environmental changes. I graduated from the University of Washington in 2020, where I studied anadromous Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) from Bristol Bay, Alaska. Afterwards, I have worked primarily as a reader of age structures for the International Pacific Halibut Commission and the Alaska Fisheries Science Center (NOAA). I will be working with Dr. Peter Westley to study the life histories and ocean distributions of chum salmon (Oncorhychus keta) entering the Arctic, a novel ecosystem for these fish. In my free time, I enjoy biking, fishing, and cooking for my friends and loved ones.

 

Awards / Honors

  • NSF GRFP Honorable Mention - Geosciences, 2026
  • NOAA AFSC Employee of the Year Award (ZP-2), 2022
  • UW College of the Environment Undergraduate Dean’s Medal, 2020