Faculty of Science, Mahidol University
The Faculty of Science was founded as a Pre-medical School in 1958 by Stang Mongkolsuk, and took the name of Faculty of Science, Mahidol University in 1969. The Faculty is located in Thanon Rama VI, Bangkok, Thailand. Currently, the Faculty consists of 12 departments: Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Microbiology, Pathobiology, Pharmacology, Physics, Physiology, and Plant Science. There are approximately 310 academic staff, with 170 being at doctoral level, 100 at Master’s level, and 40 at Bachelor’s level. About The Faculty is responsible for teaching science to all first-year undergraduate students of the university, presently numbering 3,500 students per year using its facilities at the Salaya Campus. It also assists in teaching second year students in the allied health sciences and medicine. The Faculty of Science offers B.Sc. programs in 6 disciplines, namely Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Mathematics, Plant Science, and Physics, to a total of about 300 students per year. The Faculty also has 22 programs at Master’s level and 19 programs at PhD level, in various scientific disciplines. There are about 600 students at the Master’s level and 250 at the PhD level. The Faculty of Science places a strong emphasis on research, not only as part of