Sangcheol Moon is a PhD candidate focused on plastics governance, circular economy, and the politics of chemical regulation. Prior to her doctoral studies, she worked as a management consultant in Seoul, where she focused on the chemicals industry and corporate sustainability.
Admittance Semester/Year and Program
Fall 2021, PhD in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
Education
BS, Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Korea
MS, Business Management, Seoul National University, Korea
MA, Energy and Resources Group, UC Berkeley, USA
Research Lab
O’Neill Lab
Research Areas
Plastics governance, Global plastics treaty, Circular economy, Political economy of waste
Selected Publications
Moon, S., Dickhudt, R., Smith, C., Xu, T., Zumbro, E., & Scown, C. D. (2026). Aligning development and deployment of compostable plastics for meaningful impact. One Earth, 9(2).https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2026.101609
Moon, S., Tangri, N., Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Ralston, R., Bergmann, M., Syberg, K., Olsen, T., Wang, M., Castillo Castillo, A., Colombini, G., & Alegado, J. E. B. (2025). Unpacking plastic credits: Challenges to effective and just global plastics governance. One Earth, 8(5), 101303.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2025.101303
O’Neill, K., & Moon, S. (2025). Standards and the regulation of plastic wastes in developing countries. Background paper for the World Development Report 2025: Standards for Development. World Bank.https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/767e327ea700ed363674ddc7b94d9a2e-0050062025/original/Kate-ONiell-Standards-and-the-Regulation-of-Plastic.pdf
O’Meara, N. C., de Miranda Grilli, N., Moon, S., Senathirajah, K., Cook, E., Alegado, J., Bonisoli-Alquati, A., & Wang, M. (2025). Design principles for the Global Plastics Treaty’s financial mechanism. Cambridge Prisms: Plastics. Advance online publication.https://doi.org/10.1017/plc.2025.10025
Selected Presentations
Rendering Plastic Pollution Legible: A Network Analysis of Plastics Accounting Politics. International Studies Association (ISA) conference. March 2026.
Selected Honors and Awards
● Continuing fellowship (spring 2026; fall 2026)
