The management of the Fundamental Physics depended on the Department of Physics, although it was firstly set for only pre-medical students. In 1924, the first Head of Physics Department was Professor Abraham Press.
In 1930, Faculty of Arts and Science offered a three-year program of secondary-school teaching certificate in Science. Four years later, a Bachelor’s Degree program in Physics was approved and announced in Chulalongkorn University Act B.E. 2476. Initially, the ones who graduated in secondary-school teaching certificate could continuously study one more year for Bachelor’s Degree in Physics. Thus, our department is the first Department of Physics in Thailand, having Bachelor’s Degree in Physics.
In 1935, the first graduate group of Bachelor’s Degree in Physics was awarded degrees from Prince Aditya Dibabha Abhakara, H.M. King Bhumibol representative. In the same year, new science building was officially opened. Now, this building has become Physics I Building, the symbol of our department.