Young Scientist Award

Young Scientist Award
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byKorean Academy of Science and Technology
First awarded1997
WebsiteKorean Academy of Science and Technology
Young Scientist Award
Hangul
젊은과학자상
Hanja
젊은科學者賞
Revised RomanizationJeolmeungwahakjasang
McCune–ReischauerChŏlmŭn'gwahakchasang

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]

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]

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  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.
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  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.