Industrial Chemistry or applied chemistry education had its beginnings at the Department of Chemistry since 1972 by several subjects offering to students as one of the alternatives. As industrial chemistry has played a key role on development and solution for Thailand community, it had been, therefore, considered to multiply the knowledge of academic staffs in aboard. In early age, with a support from France especially University of Toulouse (Chemical Engineering) and University of Montpellier (Science & Technology) under the Industrial Chemistry Project, many academic staffs of Chemistry Department had accomplished Ph.D degree in the field.

        In 1977, apart from Chemistry students, additional 17 students had been enrolled for onset of industrial chemistry project. In the following year (1979), Industrial Chemistry education had been set up as Plan 2 in additional, at which Plan 1 was Pure Chemistry. The first student group under Industrial Chemistry Scheme graduated in 1980. Considered by Higher Education Commission, Industrial Chemistry had been officially approved as one of the fields in Chemistry Department that was written in the 5th National Economic & Society Development Plan (1982-1986). Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) also helped setting up Silicate Science &Technology Programme in Industrial Chemistry Plan.

        In 1992, Industrial Chemistry Department was established and officially offered Bachelor Degree (B.Sc. in Industrial Chemistry). The Department comprised Plan 1 of General Industrial Chemistry and Plan 2 of Silicate Science and Technology. Master and Doctorate Degrees have also been offered after that since 1999 and 2011, respectively.