IBS Centers are research centers operated by the Institute for Basic Science. There are 31 institutes as of August 2020.[1] Centers are organized into six disciplines according to their research area:[2]
HQ, campus, and extramural
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As of August 2022, the following HQ, campus, and extramural IBS Centers exist (in alphabetical order):[1]
| Name | Director | City, university | Research area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Advanced Reaction Dynamics | Ihee Hyotcherl | Daejeon, KAIST | Chemistry |
| Center for Algorithmic and Robotized Synthesis (Formerly Center for Soft and Living Matter) |
Bartosz Grzybowski | Ulsan, UNIST | Interdisciplinary |
| Center for Artificial Low Dimensional Electronic Systems | Yeom Han-woong | Pohang, POSTECH | Physics |
| Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research | Yannis K. Semertzidis | Daejeon, HQ | Physics |
| Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations | Chang Sukbok | Daejeon, KAIST | Chemistry |
| Center for Climate Physics | Axel Timmermann | Busan, Pusan National University | Earth science |
| Center for Cognition and Sociality | Changjoon Justin Lee | Daejeon, HQ | Life sciences |
| Center for Cognition and Sociality | Kaang Bong-kiun | Daejeon, HQ | Life sciences |
| Center for Complex Geometry | Hwang Jun-Muk | Daejeon, HQ | Mathematics |
| Center for Correlated Electron Systems | Noh Tae-won | Seoul, Seoul National University | Physics |
| Center for Van der Waals Quantum Solids | Jo Moon-Ho | Pohang, POSTECH | Physics |
| Center for Exotic Nuclear Studies | Kevin Insik Hahn | Daejeon, HQ | Physics |
| Center for Genome Engineering | Koo Bon-Kyoung | Seoul, Seoul National University | Interdisciplinary |
| Center for Genomic Integrity | Myung Kyungjae | Ulsan, UNIST | Life sciences |
| Center for Geometry and Physics | Yong-Geun Oh | Pohang, POSTECH | Mathematics |
| Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics | Lee Young Hee | Suwon, Sungkyunkwan University | Physics |
| Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics | Cho Minhaeng | Seoul, Korea University | Chemistry |
| Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials | Rodney S. Ruoff | Ulsan, UNIST | Chemistry |
| Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions | Ryoo Ryong | Daejeon, KAIST | Chemistry |
| Center for Nanomedicine | Cheon Jinwoo | Seoul, Yonsei University | Interdisciplinary |
| Center for Nanoparticle Research | Hyeon Taeghwan | Seoul, Seoul National University | Chemistry |
| Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research | Kim Seong-gi | Suwon, Sungkyunkwan University | Interdisciplinary |
| Center for Quantum Nanoscience | Andreas J. Heinrich | Seoul, Ewha Womans University | Physics |
| Center for Relativistic Laser Science | Nam Chang-hee | Gwangju, GIST | Physics |
| Center for RNA Research | Kim V. Narry | Seoul, Seoul National University | Life sciences |
| Center for Self-assembly and Complexity | Kim Kimoon | Pohang, POSTECH | Chemistry |
| Center for Study of Emerging and Re-emerging Viruses | Choi Young Ki | Daejeon, KAIST | Life sciences |
| Center for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions | Kim EunJoon | Daejeon, KAIST | Life sciences |
| Center for Theoretical Physics of Complex Systems | Sergej Flach | Daejeon, HQ | Physics |
| Center for Theoretical Physics of the Universe | Choi Kiwoon | Daejeon, HQ | Physics |
| Center for Underground Physics | Kim Yeongduk (ko) | Daejeon, HQ | Physics |
| Center for Vascular Research | Koh Gou Young | Daejeon, KAIST | Life sciences |
| Center for Viral Immunology | Shin Eui-Cheol | Daejeon, KAIST | Life sciences |
Pioneer research centers
editPioneer Research Centers (PRC) are headquarters-based centers headed not by a director, but by a group of up to five chief investigators. As of August 2022, the following IBS pioneer research centers exist (in alphabetical order):[3]
| Name | Group | Chief investigator | Research area |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRC for Biomolecular and Cellular Structure | Protein Communication Group | Kim Ho Min | Interdisciplinary |
| PRC for Climate and Earth Science | Planetary Atmospheres Group | Lee Yeon Joo | Earth science |
| PRC for Mathematical and Computational Sciences | Biomedical Mathematics Group | Kim Jae Kyoung | Mathematics |
| Data Science Group | Cha Meeyoung | Mathematics | |
| Discrete Mathematics Group | Oum Sang-il | Mathematics | |
| Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group | Liu Hong | Mathematics |
Former centers
edit| Name | Director | City, University | Research area | Closure date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Immunology and Microbiology | Charles Surh | Pohang, POSTECH | Life sciences | October 2019 |
| Center for Plant Aging Research | Nam Hong Gil | Daegu, DGIST | Life sciences | August 2021 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "IBS launches the IBS Center for Complex Geometry". Institute for Basic Science. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Research Centers". Institute for Basic Science. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Novel sponge-like 2D material with interesting electrical conductivity and magnetic properties: Researchers synthesize a new 2D Metal Organic Framework with an ever-growing list of possible applications". Institute for Basic Science. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
...29 research centers as of October 2019.