Young Scientist Award

The Young Scientist Award is a Korean award for young scientists under the age of 40 with research and development achievements in the natural sciences and engineering fields.[1] Four recipients are selected on an annual basis. While the award is organized by the Korean Academy of Science and Technology, it is given on behalf of the president of Korea[2] and comes with prize money of initially KRW 30 million[3] and later KRW 50 million.[4] Candidates for the award must be Korean or working within Korea at a university or research institute. The award is presented to natural science researchers in even-numbered years and engineering in odd-numbered years.[5]

Young Scientist Award
Country	South Korea
Presented by	Korean Academy of Science and Technology
First awarded	1997
Website	Korean Academy of Science and Technology

Young Scientist Award
Hangul	젊은과학자상
Hanja	젊은科學者賞
Revised Romanization	Chŏlmŭn'gwahakchasang
McCune–Reischauer	Jeolmeungwahakjasang

Awards are given in four categories. Within natural science these categories are mathematics, physics, chemistry, and life science, accordingly. Within engineering, category 1 is electricity, electronics, computers, and information and communications technology; category 2 is machinery, metals, ceramics, aviation, shipbuilding, industrial engineering, and electronic materials; category 3 is chemical engineering, food, polymers, textiles, biotechnology, and industrial chemistry; and category 4 is energy, architecture, civil engineering, environment, resources, and urban engineering.

Many of the winners were affiliated with SKY, KAIST, or POSTECH at the time of the award and later frequently work for KAIST or the Institute for Basic Science.[6]

Recipients

Year	Category 1	Category 2	Category 3	Category 4
1997	Seo DaesikSoongsil University	Choe HaecheonSeoul National University	Lee SangyeopKAIST	Bak JongmunPOSTECH
1998	Gang Seokjin (ko)Seoul National University	An GyeongwonKAIST	Cho MinhaengKorea University	Jo YunjeKorea Institute of Science and Technology
1999	Song IkhoKAIST	Lee HyeokmoKAIST	Kim JaejeongSeoul National University	-
2000	Oh YonggeunKorea Institute for Advanced Study	Lee GyeongjinKorea University	Nam WonuEwha Womans University	Kim JaeseopKAIST
2001	Lee ByeonghoSeoul National University	Bang Hyochung (ko)KAIST	Hyeon TaeghwanSeoul National University	Kim Dong-sooKAIST
2002	Kim BeomsikPOSTECH	Kim Daesik (ko)Seoul National University	Cheon JinwooYonsei University	An GwangseokKorea University
2003	Bak NamgyuSeoul National University	Hwang CheolseongSeoul National University	Seong YeongeunGwangju Institute of Science and Technology	Lee JaehongSejong University
2004	Byeon JaehyeongPOSTECH	Shin JunghunKAIST	Choe InseongKAIST	Kim EunjoonKAIST
2005	Gwon YeonguSeoul National University	Lee JeonghunSeoul National University	-	Choe WonyongPOSTECH
2006	Kim IngangSeoul National University	Bak DongsuUniversity of Seoul	Lee HyocheolKAIST	Kim V. NarrySeoul National University
2007	Choe SeonghyeonSeoul National University	Gang JeongguKAIST	Lee TaeuSamsung Advanced Institute of Technology (ko)	Son HunKAIST
2008	Kim YeonghunSeoul National University	Kang SeongjunKorea Research Institute of Standards and Science	Choe HuicheolPOSTECH	Baek Sung-heeSeoul National University
2009	Jo GwanghyeonKAIST	Seo Gapyang (posthumous)Seoul National University	Kim SangukKAIST	Jo GyechunKAIST
2010	Ha SeungyeolSeoul National University	Choe SeokbongSeoul National University	Bak SeungbeomSeoul National University	Kim YungiKorea University
2011	Gwon SeonghunSeoul National University	An JonghyeonSungkyunkwan University	Jeong UnryongYonsei University	Kim SuminSoongsil University
2012	Oum Sang-ilKAIST	Choe GyeongsuKorea Institute of Science and Technology	Nam JwaminSeoul National University	Cho Nam HyukSeoul National University
2013	Bak JeongukYonsei University	Gang GiseokSeoul National University	Bak SujinUNIST	Yun TaeseopYonsei University
2014	Hyeon DonghunPOSTECH	Jo GyeongnamKorea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (ko)	Choe TaerimSeoul National University	Kim HyeongbeomHanyang University
2015	Kim SeongukKyung Hee University	Jeon SeokuKAIST	Choe JangukUNIST	Kim DonghunInha University
2016	Oh SeongjinKorea Institute for Advanced Study	Lee SeongjaeKorea Institute for Advanced Study	Bak MunjeongPOSTECH	Go JaewonYonsei University
2017	An ChungiKorea University	Nam GitaeSeoul National University	Kim DaehyeongSeoul National University	An YungyuSejong University
2018	Lee JiunKAIST	Yu SeonghunThomas J. Watson Research Center	Byeon HyeryeongKAIST	Kim HominKAIST
2019	Kim SinhyeonKAIST	Yu WoojongSungkyunkwan University	Noh JunseokPOSTECH	Noh JunhongKorea University
2020	Seo InseokSeoul National University	Hahm YugeunChonnam National University	Bak JeongwonSeoul National University	Ju YeongseokKorea Science Academy of KAIST

References

1. "우수과학자포상 [교육·인력양성사업 > 우수과학자포상]". National Research Foundation of Korea (in Korean). 15 July 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
2. "2019년도 제23회 젊은과학자상(대통령상) 공학분야 수상후보자 추천 안내". Sahmyook University (in Korean). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
3. 김상기 (11 December 2001). "서울대 현택환 교수 '젊은과학자상' 수상자 선정". Daily Medi (in Korean). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
4. 오가희 (14 July 2017). "젊은 과학자상 수상자들, 한국 과학계 이끄는 '거목' 성장" (in Korean). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
5. "제5회 젊은과학자상 수상자 선정". KBS News (in Korean). 11 December 2001. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
6. "과학계 신인상 받은 '젊은과학자상 수상자들'…20년 만에 주역으로 우뚝". Korean Academy of Science and Technology (in Korean). 10 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

External links

• Korean Academy of Science and Technology