Institute for Basic Science

IBS was established in November 2011 by the Lee Myung-bak administration as a research institute, later a core of the International Science and Business Belt (ISBB){{Cite journal|url=http://www.nature.com/news/south-korean-research-centre-seeks-place-at-the-top-1.10667|title=South Korean research centre seeks place at the top|journal=Nature|date=2012 |doi=10.1038/nature.2012.10667 |access-date=2016-04-01 |last1=Park |first1=Soo Bin |s2cid=180896702 |url-access=subscription }} upon relocation of their headquarters from a rented property to their own campus in January 2018{{cite web |url= https://www.ibs.re.kr/cop/bbs/BBSMSTR_000000000761/selectBoardArticle.do?nttId=15248 |title= Information on Relocation of IBS HQ |author= |date= 21 December 2017 |website= www.ibs.re.kr |publisher= HQ Relocation Team|access-date= 17 January 2018 }} using land reclaimed from the Taejŏn Expo '93 in Expo Science Park. The Institute is often referred to as the ‘Nobel Prize project’ of the nation, as obtaining that award was a clear goal behind the founding.{{cite journal |url= https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02722-1 |title= South Korea's 'Nobel prize project' gets overhaul |author= |date= 11 September 2019 |journal= Nature |publisher= Nature Portfolio |doi= 10.1038/d41586-019-02722-1 |pmid= 32908287 |s2cid= 203492047 |access-date= 17 January 2024 |quote= |language= |url-access= subscription }}

In 2011,{{cite conference |url= http://inspirehep.net/record/1364113/files/tuplb06.pdf |title= Status of the Rare Isotope Science Project in Korea |first= Jong Won |last= Kim |conference= LINAC 12 |conference-url= http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/accelconf/linac2012/index.htm |location= Tel-Aviv, Israel |pages= 455–457|isbn= 978-3-95450-122-9 |access-date= 2 October 2018 |quote= The project is funded and officially started in the end of 2011. |language= en }} the Korean government announced an investment of more than 2 trillion KRW (roughly US$2 billion) to build a heavy ion accelerator facility, named RAON, in northern Daejeon by 2021{{cite book |author= |year= 2016 |title= Beyond Basic Science: Korean heavy-ion accelerator, RAON A major big-science facility of the International Science and Business Belt |url= http://risp.ibs.re.kr/eng/orginfo/info_brochure.do |format= PDF |language= en |others= Brochure |edition= English |publisher= Rare Isotope Science Project |publication-date= 2016 |pages= 22–23 |access-date= 8 August 2018 |archive-date= August 8, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180808104830/http://risp.ibs.re.kr/eng/orginfo/info_brochure.do |url-status= dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://risp.ibs.re.kr/|title=RISP|website=risp.ibs.re.kr|access-date=9 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117173056/https://risp.ibs.re.kr/|archive-date=January 17, 2019|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.etnews.com/201210140136|title=한국형 중이온가속기 이름 '라온'|last=www.etnews.com|date=14 October 2012|work=대한민국 IT포털의 중심! 이티뉴스|access-date=9 June 2018|language=ko}}{{Cite news|url=http://dl.dongascience.com/magazine/view/S201806N035|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142026/http://dl.dongascience.com/magazine/view/S201806N035|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 12, 2018|title=Intro. 노벨상 향한 대장정 스타트, 중이온가속기 라온 {{!}} d라이브러리|access-date=9 June 2018|language=Ko}} before getting pushed back to 2025.{{cite web |url= https://www.sedaily.com/NewsVIew/22IDLIM0IE |title= MB 대선공약·최대 기초과학 프로젝트 '중이온가속기' 끝없는 표류 |author= 고광본 |date= 2 February 2021 |website= Sedaily |publisher= |access-date= 3 February 2021 |quote= |language= Korean}} The facility is expected to be the world's first device using both the isotope separator on-line (ISOL) and in-flight (IF) methods.{{Cite web|url=http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/english/news/sciencetech/4606-accelerator-tech-korean-government-invest-2-trillion-won-heavy-ion-accelerator|title=Korean Government to Invest 2 Trillion Won in Heavy Ion Accelerator|website=Business Korea|language=en|access-date=2016-04-06|archive-date=August 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826122231/http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/english/news/sciencetech/4606-accelerator-tech-korean-government-invest-2-trillion-won-heavy-ion-accelerator|url-status=dead}}

In 2018, it was noted that the largest share of Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers in Korea are affiliated with IBS.{{cite web |url= https://www.dongascience.com/news.php?idx=25367 |title= 국내 과학자 53명 '세계 1% 연구자'…IBS 9명 가장 많아 |author= 송경은 |date= 27 November 2018 |website= Donga Science |publisher= |access-date= 17 November 2023 |quote= |language= Korean}} In that same year, the IBS Center for Climate Physics, headed by Axel Timmermann, began to use a 1.43-petaflop Cray XC50 supercomputer, named Aleph, for climate physics research.{{cite web |url= https://www.top500.org/site/50796 |title= Institute for Basic Science (IBS) – TOP500 Supercomputer Sites |author= |date= November 2018 |website= TOP500 |access-date= 28 November 2018 }}{{cite web |url= https://www.top500.org/news/cray-picks-up-two-supercomputer-wins-in-asia/ |title= Cray Picks Up Two Supercomputer Wins in Asia |last= Feldman |first= Michael |date= 20 September 2018 |website= TOP500 |access-date= 26 November 2018 }}{{cite web |url= https://insidehpc.com/2018/09/cray-xc50-supercomputer-coming-institute-basic-science-south-korea/ |title= Cray XC50 Supercomputer coming to Institute for Basic Science in South Korea |author= |date= 20 September 2018 |website= www.InsideHPC.com |access-date= 26 November 2018 }}{{cite web |url= https://ibsclimate.org/news/pnus-ibs-center-for-climate-physics-boosts-climate-research-with-new-supercomputing-facility/ |title= PNU's IBS Center for Climate Physics boosts climate research with new Supercomputing Facility |author= |website= IBS Center for Climate Physics |date= October 18, 2018 |publisher= Institute for Basic Science |access-date= 14 November 2019 }} In late 2023, a new supercomputer, Olaf, was ranked 10th on the Green500.{{cite web |url= https://www.ibs.re.kr/cop/bbs/BBSMSTR_000000000739/selectBoardArticle.do?nttId=24279 |title= IBS Supercomputer 'Olaf' Debuts in the List of Top 10 Green Supercomputers |author= |date= 23 November 2023 |website= Institute for Basic Science |publisher= |access-date= 17 January 2024 |quote= |language= }}

As of January 2020, there are 30 centers operating in various fields of science including 6 in chemistry, 6 in life science, 5 in interdisciplinary science, 10 in physics, 1 in Earth science, and 2 in mathematics.{{cite web |url= https://www.ibs.re.kr/cop/bbs/BBSMSTR_000000000738/selectBoardArticle.do?nttId=18142&pageIndex=1&searchCnd=&searchWrd= |title= Controlling the messenger with blue light: A new optogenetic tool to manipulate target messenger RNA in living cells |author= |date= 18 February 2020 |website= Institute for Basic Science |access-date= 21 February 2020 }}

In late 2023, the Second Basic Science Research Institute Construction Plan (2023–2030) was established which will expand the headquarters and construct an IBS research building at UNIST, GIST, DGIST and KAIST. Estimated completion dates are 2025 for headquarters, 2026 for UNIST, and 2030 for GIST, DGIST and KAIST. Total costs are budgeted at KRW 309 billion, which is in addition to the KRW 324.5 billion for an IBS building at both KAIST and POSTECH under the First Plan.{{cite web |url=https://www.enewstoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=2069715 |title= 기초과학연구원·과학기술원 인프라 확장 '시동'···3090억원 투입 |author= 유은주 |date= 19 December 2023 |website= 이뉴스투데이 |publisher= |access-date= 17 January 2024 |quote= |language= Korean}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hellodd.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=102844 |title= IBS 2차 건립 본격 시행···2030년까지 3090억원 투입 |author= 홍재화 |date= 18 December 2023 |website= HelloDD |publisher= |access-date= 17 January 2024 |quote= |language= Korean}}

• Oh Se-jung (November 25, 2011–February 2014) PhD 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{{Cite web|url=http://www.nrf.re.kr/eng/cms/page/main?menu_no=220|title=History|website=www.nrf.re.kr|access-date=2017-05-22}}
• Kim Doochul (September 2014–September 2019) PhD 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{{Cite web|url=http://www.kias.re.kr/sub01/sub01_04_01.jsp|title=Former Presidents|website=www.kias.re.kr|access-date=2017-05-22|archive-date=May 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516132554/http://www.kias.re.kr/sub01/sub01_04_01.jsp|url-status=dead}}
• Noh Do Young (November 22, 2019–current) PhD in physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor in the Department of Physics and Photon Science at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), director of the Center for Advanced X-ray Science, president of Korea Synchrotron Radiation User's Association, dean of GIST College{{cite web |url= https://www.ibs.re.kr/eng/sub01_02.do#presi_hist |title= A warm welcome from the president of the IBS |last= Choi |first= Jee Won |date= 6 January 2020 |website= Institute for Basic Science |access-date= 17 January 2020 }}

{{main|List of IBS Centers}}

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.{{Cite web |url= http://academicexecutives.elsevier.com/articles/quantity-quality-how-south-korea-surged-ahead-through-basic-science |title=Quantity to quality: How South Korea surged ahead through basic science {{!}} The Academic Executive Brief |website=academicexecutives.elsevier.com |access-date=8 August 2018 |first= Doochul |last= Kim |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160507090925/http://academicexecutives.elsevier.com/articles/quantity-quality-how-south-korea-surged-ahead-through-basic-science |archive-date= 7 May 2016}}

IBS research centers are divided into several categories: HQ, campus, extramural, and pioneer research. 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, Ewha Womans University, and Pusan National University). Pioneer Research Centers (PRC) are headquarters-based centers headed not by a director, but by a group of up to five chief investigators.

The centers are located at IBS HQ in Daejeon and relevant universities in Seoul, Suwon, Daegu, Ulsan, Pohang, Busan, Daejeon, and Gwangju. The annual budget for each center ranges from 2 to US$10 million. Once launched, centers run with no fixed time frame to conduct their research.{{Cite journal|url=http://www.nature.com/news/south-korean-research-centre-seeks-place-at-the-top-1.10667 |title = South Korean research centre seeks place at the top |journal=Nature |access-date=2016-04-01 |last= Park |first= Soo Bin |date= 17 May 2012 |doi = 10.1038/nature.2012.10667 |s2cid = 180896702 |quote= 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.|url-access= subscription }}

There are two affiliated organizations: the National Institute for Mathematical Sciences (NIMS),{{Cite web|url=https://www.nims.re.kr/eng/index|title=National Institute for Mathematical Sciences}} and the Rare Isotope Science Project (RISP).{{Cite web|url=http://risp.ibs.re.kr/eng/pMainPage.do|title=Welcome to RISP |website=risp.ibs.re.kr |access-date=2016-04-04}}

IBS School, University of Science and Technology

IBS School is a graduate program jointly founded by IBS and the University of Science and Technology (UST) in Korea.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ust.ac.kr/eng.do|title=UST University of Science and Technology|website=www.ust.ac.kr|access-date=2016-04-04}} The school opened in September 2015 to foster young scientists in basic science by using HQ Centers' facilities.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ust.ac.kr/en/campus/campus-area.do?prgm_id=CAMA_UST_ENG&menuOn=CAMP_CAMA_ENG|title=UST University of Science and Technology – Introductions Campus|website=www.ust.ac.kr|access-date=2016-04-04}}

IBS Young Scientist Fellowship (YSF)

IBS has been running this program since 2013 to provide opportunities for early career researchers{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibs.re.kr/eng/sub04_04.do|title=Career {{!}} IBS YSF Programs {{!}} IBS YSF Program|last=Science|first=ibs, 기초과학연구원, ibs Institute for Basic|website=www.ibs.re.kr|access-date=2016-04-04}} (postdocs with less than 5 years' experience or those under the age of 40 with a PhD) to gain research experience by carrying out independent research within IBS centers.{{Cite journal|date=2012-10-18|title=Research policy: How to build science capacity|journal=Nature|language=en|volume=490|issue=7420|pages=331–334|doi=10.1038/490331a|issn=0028-0836|doi-access=free|bibcode=2012Natur.490..331. }}

• Riken
• Max Planck Society
• Korea Institute for Advanced Study
• Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
• On-Line Isotope Mass Separator
• Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

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