Jungwoo Chun is a PhD Student in public policy & planning at the Department of Urban Studies & Planning at MIT.

Jung, a South Korean national, trained in law & diplomacy, and international affairs, is a passionate thinker on wicked policy questions with the aim of unpacking complex interactions between human and environmental spheres to envision sustainable society and economy.

Current research projects include:

1. Effective transportation policy-making and implementation in Chinese cities

2. Reformulating the true costs of energy externalities, and

3. Reimagining the interaction between human, economic, environmental, and military securities in the changing Arctic.

Research Projects: MIT Energy Initiative

Research Interests: Transport Policy, Chinese Urbanization and Motorization