IBS Centers are research centers operated by the Institute for Basic Science. There are 31 institutes as of August 2020. Centers are organized into six disciplines according to their research area:
HQ, campus, and extramural
As of August 2022, the following HQ, campus, and extramural IBS Centers exist (in alphabetical order):
| 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
Pioneer 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):
| 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
| 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
- List of Max Planck Institutes
- List of Johns Hopkins University Research Centers and Institutes
- National Institute for Mathematical Sciences
- RAON
References
- ^ "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.