Groundbreaking of the Institute for Basic Science POSTECH Campus

[Asia Economy Reporter Junho Hwang] The Institute for Basic Science announced on the 25th that it has commenced construction of a research facility on the POSTECH campus. The groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for that day was canceled to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The institute is establishing an independent research space for its research groups located on the campus of a science and technology specialized university. Following the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) campus on the 12th, the POSTECH campus is the second. The institute's three research groups located on the POSTECH campus have been conducting research in dispersed temporary spaces.

This research space is being constructed on a 17,000㎡ site with a total floor area of 20,023㎡ (from one basement floor to four above-ground floors). A total of 61 billion KRW will be invested by April 2022. The facility will house the three currently operating research groups and a shared laboratory for research exchange and collaboration.

The first floor will be equipped with a shared laboratory for high-load experimental equipment. The second floor will be occupied by the Atomic Control Low-Dimensional Electron Systems Research Group (Director Hanwoong Yeom) in the field of physics. The third floor will accommodate the Geometry and Mathematical Physics Research Group in mathematics and the Complex Systems Self-Assembly Research Group in chemistry.

Do-Young Noh, Director of the Institute for Basic Science, said, "To create a world-class research institute, we must first build the research building well," adding, "If the research infrastructure of POSTECH, including the synchrotron accelerator, and the research capabilities of the Institute for Basic Science are harmonized, it can grow into a research institute with global competitiveness in the fields of physics and materials science."

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