Sangcheol Moon

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 

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.
• 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)