Institute for Basic Science

Institute for Basic Science
기초과학연구원
Logo of IBS
Motto Making Discoveries for Humanity & Society
Formation November 21, 2011
Type Governmental organisation
Purpose Basic science research
Headquarters Daejeon, South Korea
Location
Coordinates 36°22′33″N 127°23′09″E / 36.375959°N 127.385751°E / 36.375959; 127.385751Coordinates: 36°22′33″N 127°23′09″E / 36.375959°N 127.385751°E / 36.375959; 127.385751
President
 Doochul Kim
Main organ
 IBS Research Centers
Budget
260 million USD (FY2015)
Staff
551 (including 435 research staff members)
Website www.ibs.re.kr
Institute for Basic Science
Hangul 기초과학연구원
Hanja 基礎科學硏究院
Revised Romanization Gicho gwahak yeonguwon
McCune–Reischauer Kich'o kwahak yŏnkuwŏn
Institute for Basic Science headquarters entrance following relocation in January 2018.
Institute for Basic Science prior to relocation in January 2018.

The Institute for Basic Science (IBS; Hangul: 기초과학연구원) is a Korean government-funded research institute that conducts basic science research and relevant pure basic research. IBS was established in November 2011 by the Lee Myung-bak administration as a research institute, later be a core of the International Science and Business Belt (ISBB) upon relocation of their headquarters from a rented property to their own campus in January 2018[1] using land reclaimed from the Taejŏn Expo '93 in Expo Science Park. Comprising 28 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 2011,[2] the Korean government announced an investment of more than 2 trillion KRW (roughly 2 billion USD) to build a heavy ion accelerator facility, named RAON, in northern Daejeon by 2021. 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, employing 3,000 people.[4][5]

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 (Seoul National University, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea University, Yonsei University, and Ewha Womans University).

As of April 2017, there are 28 centers operating in various fields of science including 6 in chemistry, 8 in life science, 3 in interdisciplinary science, 9 in physics, 1 in earth science, and 1 in mathematics.[6] The centers are located at IBS HQ in Daejeon and relevant universities in Seoul, Suwon, Daegu, Ulsan, Pohang, Busan, and Gwangju.

There are two affiliated organizations: the National Institute for Mathematical Sciences (NIMS),[7] and the Rare Isotope Science Project (RISP).[8]

The annual budget for each center ranges from 2 to 10 million USD. Once launched, centers run with no fixed time frame to conduct their research.[5]

    IBS Presidents

    • Se-jung Oh (November 25, 2011 ~ February 2014) Ph.D. in physics from Stanford University, Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Seoul National University, and 2nd President of the National Research Foundation of Korea[9]
    • Doochul Kim (September 2014 ~ present) Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University, Professor in the Department of Physics at Seoul National University, and 5th President of the Korea Institute for Advanced Study[10]

    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.[11] The school opened in September 2015 to foster young scientists in basic science by utilizing HQ Centers' facilities.[12]

    IBS Young Scientist Fellowship (YSF)

    IBS has been running this program since 2013 to provide opportunities for early career researchers[13] (postdocs with less than 5 years' experience or those under the age of 40 with a Ph.D.) to gain research experience by carrying out independent research within IBS centers.[14]

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Information on Relocation of IBS HQ". www.ibs.re.kr. HQ Relocation Team. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
    2. ↑ Kim, Jong Won. Status of the Rare Isotope Science Project in Korea (PDF). LINAC 12. Tel-Aviv, Israel. pp. 455–457. ISBN 978-3-95450-122-9. Retrieved 2 October 2018. The project is funded and officially started in the end of 2011.
    3. ↑ "Korean Government to Invest 2 Trillion Won in Heavy Ion Accelerator". Business Korea. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
    4. ↑ Kim, Doochul. "Quantity to quality: How South Korea surged ahead through basic science | The Academic Executive Brief". academicexecutives.elsevier.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
    5. 1 2 Park, Soo Bin (17 May 2012). "South Korean research centre seeks place at the top". Nature News & Comment. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Each centre will have an average annual budget of 10 billion won, and will be directed by a world-class scientist, employed on a 10-year contract.
    6. ↑ "South Korean research centre seeks place at the top". Nature News & Comment. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
    7. ↑ "National Institute for Mathematical Sciences".
    8. ↑ "Welcome to RISP". risp.ibs.re.kr. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
    9. ↑ "History". www.nrf.re.kr. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
    10. ↑ "Former Presidents". www.kias.re.kr. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
    11. ↑ "UST University of Science and Technology". www.ust.ac.kr. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
    12. ↑ "UST University of Science and Technology - Introductions Campus". www.ust.ac.kr. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
    13. ↑ Science, ibs, 기초과학연구원, ibs Institute for Basic. "Career | IBS YSF Programs | IBS YSF Program". www.ibs.re.kr. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
    14. ↑ "Research policy: How to build science capacity". Nature. 490 (7420): 331–334. 2012-10-18. doi:10.1038/490331a. ISSN 0028-0836.
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