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Institute for Basic Science
기초과학연구원
FormationNovember 21, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-11-21)
TypeGovernmental organisation
PurposeBasic research
HeadquartersDaejeon, South Korea
President
Doochul Kim
Main organ
IBS Research Centers
Budget
260 million USD (FY2015)
Staff
551 (including 435 research staff members)
Websitewww.ibs.re.kr

The Institute for Basic Science (IBS; Korean: 기초과학연구원) is a Korean government-funded research institute that conducts basic science research and relevant pure basic research (basic research). IBS was established in November 2011 as a research institute within the International Science and Business Belt (ISBB) by the Lee Myung-bak administration.[1] It is located in Daejeon, Korea.[2] Comprising 26 Research Centers across the nation and a headquarters in Daejeon, IBS has approximately 551 permanent employees, including 435 scientists and close to 710 graduate or doctoral course students. In 2014 the Korean government announced an investment of more than 2 trillion KRW to build a heavy ion accelerator facility in Daejeon by 2021. A heavy ion accelerator is a device that provides Rare Isotope Beams. The facility, if completed on time, is expected to be the world's first device using both the Isotope Separator On Line (ISOL) and In-Flight (IF) methods.[3]

Organizational Structure

IBS consists primarily of a headquarters (HQ) and secondary units in the form of research centers. IBS plans to establish a total of 50 research centers by 2021, employing 3,000 people.[4]

IBS research centers are divided into three categories: HQ, Campus and Extramural. HQ Centers’ research groups are affiliated solely with IBS. Campus Centers are based in the nation’s science and technology universities (KAIST, DGIST, UNIST, GIST and POSTECH) Extramural Centers are based in universities other than science and technology universities .

As of April 2016 there are 26 centers operating in various fields of science including 6 in chemistry, 8 in life science, 3 in interdisciplinary science, 8 in physics and 1 in mathematics.[5] The centers are located at IBS HQ in Daejeon and relevant universities in Seoul, Suwon, Daegu, Ulsan, Pohang and Gwangju.

There are two affiliated organizations: the National Institute for Mathematical Sciences (NIMS),[6] and the Rare Isotope Science Project (RISP).[7]

The annual budget for each center ranges from 2 to 10 million USD. Once launched, centers run with no fixed time frame to conclude their research.[8]

IBS Presidents

  • Se-jung Oh (November 25, 2011 ~ February 2014) Ph.D 1981 Physics, Stanford University, Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University (SNU), Korea and President of the National Research Foundation of Korea
  • Doochul Kim (Sep. 2014 ~ present )Ph.D. 1974 Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University. Professor, Department of Physics, SNU, Korea and President of the Korea Institute of Advanced Study-

Educational Programs

IBS School, UST

IBS School is a graduate program jointly founded by IBS and the University of Science and Technology (UST) in Korea.[9] The school opened in September 2015 to foster young scientists in basic science by utilizing HQ Centers' facilities.[10]

IBS Young Scientist Fellowship (YSF)

IBS has been running this program since 2013 to provide opportunities for early career researchers[11](postdocs with less than 5 years' experience or those under the age of 40 with a Ph.D.) to gain experience of research by carrying out independent research within IBS centers.[12]

References

  1. ^ http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v490/n7420/full/490331a.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "South Korea Facts on Largest Cities, Populations, Symbols - Worldatlas.com". www.worldatlas.com. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Korean Government to Invest 2 Trillion Won in Heavy Ion Accelerator". BusinessKorea. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Quantity to quality: How South Korea surged ahead through basic science | The Academic Executive Brief". academicexecutives.elsevier.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "South Korean research centre seeks place at the top". Nature News & Comment. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  6. ^ "National Institute for Mathematical Sciences".
  7. ^ "Welcome to RISP". risp.ibs.re.kr. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  8. ^ "South Korean research centre seeks place at the top". Nature News & Comment. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  9. ^ "UST University of science and technology". www.ust.ac.kr. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  10. ^ "UST UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - Introductions Campus". www.ust.ac.kr. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  11. ^ Science, ibs,기초과학연구원,ibs Institute for Basic. "Career | IBS YSF Programs | IBS YSF Program". www.ibs.re.kr. Retrieved April 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Research policy: How to build science capacity". Nature. 490 (7420): 331–334. October 18, 2012. doi:10.1038/490331a. ISSN 0028-0836.
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