History
- 2012 - Now
- 2020
- 08Dr. Kim Jin-Sang is appointed Director General
- 2019
- 12Completed KIUM Composite Material Center
- 09KIST-SINANO MOU
- 2018
- 10KIST-IMDEA Materials MOU
- 08NASA Space Act Agreement
- 0110th Anniversary of KIST Jeonbuk
- 2017
- 11Dr. Hong Jae-min is appointed Director General
- 06Completed Nano-Carbon materials commercialization Center
- 2015
- 10Completed Bungbidang (Process Equipment Building)
- 2014
- 03Dr. Kim Jun-kyung is appointed Director General
- 2013
- 05Selected as graphene material/ part technology development project implementing agency (2013 – 2018)
- 2012
- 11Building completion ceremony (Nov. 8)
- 08Completed construction and moved into building
- 2011 - 2007
- 2011
- 10Dr. Hong Kyung-tae is appointed Director General
- 2010
- 06Groundbreaking ceremony, construction started
- 05Dr. Jung Won-yong is appointed Director General
- 02Signed research – academia cooperation agreement with Jeonju University/ Kunsan National University
- 2009
- 12Cultural assets excavation investigation
- 06Signed research – academia cooperation agreement with Chonbuk National University
- 02Construction design
- 2008
- 06Signed agreement on site offer (KIST and Wangju-gun, Jeollabuk-do)
- 05Secured temporary research building (inside Jeonbuk Industrial Science Research Complex)
- 02Dr. Kim Jun-kyung is appointed Director General
- 01Established KIST Jeonbuk
- 2007
- 12Approval by board of directors of Korea Research Council of Fundamental Science and Technology
- 11Preliminary feasibility survey (KISTEP)
- 08KIST branch installation requested by Jeollabuk-do