Faculty of Science & Technology

Faculty of Science & Technology (FAST) is housed in the Science Complex at Chuka University Main Campus. It comprises three departments:

1)      Physical Sciences Department,

2)      Computer Science & ICT Department,

3)      Biological Sciences Department.

FAST offers Commission of University Education  (CUE) accredited programs in Pure and Applied Sciences. The faculty boasts qualified and established scholars as part of the team that disseminates knowledge and guidance to students and young researchers.

As part of our mandate, FAST engages the community and industry stakeholders through innovations, consultation, and joint programs leading to long-term and sustainable solutions to problems.

Our laboratories are equipped with state-of-the-art science equipment enabling our faculty and students access to resources that facilitate cutting-edge research.

These machines and apparatus include;

  1. Potentiostat for cycling voltammetry, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, investigation of fitting corrosion, and Chronoamerometry;
  2. Vertical gel documentation electrophoresis;
  3. High-performance liquid chromatography;
  4. Polymerase Chain Reaction (thermal cycler);
  5. Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectrophometer;
  6. Soxtherm-total fat analyser;
  7. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer;
  8. Digital microscopes with integrated cameras
  9. Elemental Analysers 
  10. Kjeltec digester;
  11. Uv/Vis spectrophotometer and
  12. Kelvin Probe
  13. Rotary Microtome
  14. Electrical heated vertical steam sterilizer
  15. Multistage Compound Microscope
  16. Hematology analyzer
  17. Refrigerated centrifuge
  18. Conventional thermal cycler
  19. Trans illuminator
  20. Incubator
  21. ELISA Reader machine