The founding director of the IBS Center for Quantum Nanoscience has shared how an international research institute was built from the ground up in Seoul, South Korea. The center is affiliated with the Institute for Basic Science, known as IBS, and focuses on quantum nanoscience research. The conversation was published by Physics World as a podcast episode.
Founding a research center of this kind means more than recruiting scientists. It involves assembling a team, setting up laboratories, and creating an environment that can attract researchers from different countries. The episode centers on that process, drawing on the director's experience of establishing the institute and shaping its research direction.
The episode description does not give details on the institute's size, funding, or timeline, and it does not report specific research results. Those details, along with the director's full account, are available in the complete episode on the Physics World website.
For readers following the growth of international science hubs in Asia, the story offers a firsthand look at the practical challenges of launching a cutting-edge research center in a new country.
Credit. Based on reporting by Hamish Johnston for Physics World. Is this your work? Write to us.
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