The Institute for Basic Science (IBS) produced 6 winners of the 2016 Korean Physical Society (KPS) Prize; the award ceremony was held at the Daejeon Convention Center on April 20 during the KPS 2016 spring symposium which coincided with the 92nd annual regular meeting of the society. Twelve prizes were awarded to scientists in ten categories.

Among the 7 categories for outstanding young researchers in physics, IBS swept 6 categories, which demonstrates IBS’s contribution to nurturing young physicists in Korea.

The following is the list of the awardees.

• ▶ Bom-Bee Prize (condensed matter physics) = KIM Keun-Su, research fellow of the Center for Artificial Low Dimensional Electronic Systems and POSTECH professor
• ▶ Baek-Cheon Prize (theoretical particle physics) = PARK Myeong-Hun, research fellow of the Center for Theoretical Physics of the Universe
• ▶ Yoiung-Un Prize (experimental particle physics) = LEE Myeong-Jae, research fellow of the Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research
• ▶ Young Statistical Physicist Prize = LEE Dong-Yun, research fellow of the Center for Soft and Living Matter
• ▶ Bosan Prize in Nuclear Physics = TSHOO Kyoung-Ho, research fellow of the RI Experimental Systems Team of the Rare Isotope Science Project
• ▶ Young Scientist Prize in Optics and Quantum Electronics = YUN Hyeok, research fellow of the Center for Relativistic Laser Science

▲ (left to right) KIM Keun-Su, research fellow of the Center for Artificial Low Dimensional Electronic Systems and POSTECH professor.
PARK Myeong-Hun, research fellow of the Center for Theoretical Physics of the Universe.
LEE Myeong-Jae, research fellow of the Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research

▲ (left to right) LEE Dong-Yun, research fellow of the Center for Soft and Living Matter.
TSHOO Kyoung-Ho, research fellow of the RI Experimental Systems Team of the Rare Isotope Science Project.
YUN Hyeok, research fellow of the Center for Relativistic Laser Science.

IBS president KIM Doo-Chul said, “I sincerely congratulate all the young IBS researchers on winning prizes. IBS, with a sense of responsibility, will continue to focus on nurturing young researchers who will lead the future of Korea’s basic science.”

IBS plans to select 50 young research leaders by 2021 to cultivate them as key players of major research institutes and universities through newly introduced YSF (Young Scientist Fellowship).

Notes for editors

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IBS was founded in 2011 by the government of the Republic of Korea. With the sole purpose of driving forward the development of basic science in Korea, IBS will be comprised of a total of 50 research centers in all fields of basic science, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, life science, earth science and interdisciplinary science. IBS has launched 21 research centers as of September 2014.