Faculty of Science was founded as a Premedical School in 1958 by Professor Dr. Stang Mongkolsuk, and took the name of Faculty of Science, Mahidol University in 1969 with 3 main objectives ;

1. To continously develop graduates, scientific and technological personnel who have the highest expertise and ethical standards to serve the societies and the country,

2. To generate research of international standard and offer services of international quality and standard to every level of educational institution, as well as to transfer knowledge and appropiate technology to the public for the benefit of sustainable development of every community and all mankind,

3. To instigate in students as well as faculty staff discipline, ethics, professional codes of conduct, and maintenance of the country's cultural heritage.

The Teaching and Learning

Faculty of Science is responsible for teaching about 2,472 undergraduate students majoring in faculty, 301 Master's students and 275 Doctoral students. In addition, the faculty offers courses in Basic Sciences and English to all first year undergraduate students of the university, as well as to second year undergraduate students of some faculties, amounting to another 4,182 students. 

Research Areas

Research standards are internationally recognized to be at the cutting edge of scientific discovery. We publish about 500 peer-reviewed papers annually in reputed journals, more than half of these in top-tier (first quartile) journals. Such applied research can be classified into the following areas.

1. Aquaculture (Shrimp, fish, abalone, sea cucumber)
2. Agricultural and Food Technology
3. Conservation, Ecology and Environmental Science (Animal, plant, insects, microbes)
4. Biomass and Bioresource Technology (Biocatalysis, biorefinery, bio-based chemical, bioenergy, bioactive compounds, green processes)
5. Material and Polymer (Smart materials, nanomaterials, rubber, polymer and bioplastics)
6. Diagnostics and Sensor Technology (Sensors, diagnostic kits, high throughput detection, lab-on-chips)
7. Aging Diseases and Noncommunicable Diseases (Neurological disorders, cancers, metabolic syndromes, bone and muscle diseases)
8. Emerging, Infectious diseases and Parasites
9. Therapeutic Technology (Stem cell, vaccine, medicinal chemistry and natural product, drug development)
10. Systems Biology 
11. Computational Modeling and Simulations
12. Earth and Cosmic Science
13. Science Education

Leading researchers

Several staff at the Faculty have been awarded the Outstanding Scientist of Thailand Award, as well as the Outstanding Researcher Award of National Research Council of Thailand. In addition, staff in the Faculty have received international honors, such as the Rolex Award, the Chevron Conservation Award, the Borden Award, the IRRI Award, the Taguchi Award and ASEAN Award.

In order to fullfill our Misson to be the leader in science and research, assisting in the development of the country's science, technology, economy and human resources, the Faculty of Science has taken this opportunity as a challenge, by preparing its infrastructure and improving staff quality to achieve academic excellence for the benefit of the country and of mankind.

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