Cheng-yu Jung

I am a sustainability researcher working across culture, society, technology, and the environment. Grounded in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) and the Environmental Humanities, I approach sustainability as a socially embedded and contested concept rather than a neutral or purely technical endeavor.

My research examines who benefits, who is marginalized, and how power and expertise shape sustainability research, policy, and practice. Through an STS-informed perspective, I explore how institutional arrangements and dominant forms of knowledge influence sustainability transitions, and how certain communities and futures become prioritized over others.

Professionally, I have served as an International Coordinator at National Taiwan University, a Research Associate at the Center for Weather, Climate, and Disaster Research, and a Project Coordinator at the Research Center for Future Earth. These roles have strengthened my experience in international collaboration, sustainability research and education, and university social responsibility, while working across diverse disciplinary and cultural contexts.

Since Fall 2024, I have been pursuing my PhD at the School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures, Arizona State University, where I continue to explore how sustainability research and governance can become more reflexive, socially accountable, and attentive to issues of power and justice. My dissertation brings together Western Social-Ecological-Technological Systems frameworks and the Japanese Fudo theory (風土論) to examine the challenges and transitions faced by transport-disadvantaged users in Toyama City, Japan.

I look forward to connecting with others interested in critical sustainability studies, STS, and interdisciplinary collaboration.