Dr Kyungeun Sung

Dr Kyungeun Sung (PhD, SFHEA) has over 20 years of design experience with expertise in upcycling, circular economy, sustainable design, and green transitions. She is interested in supervising PhD students. If you are interested please see research interests/expertise and publications to see more information about her research field.  

Arts, Design and Performance Research Institute 

Centre for Industrial Energy, Materials and Products

See my publications here: https://www.kyungeunsung.com/home/publications 

Sung, K., Isherwood, P. & Moalosi, R. (2024)  Research Journeys to Net Zero: Current and Future Leaders. Research and Teaching in Environmental Studies collection. London: Routledge.

Sung, K., Ku. L. Yoon, J. & Kim, C. (2023) Predictors of Upcycling in the Highly Industrialised West: A Survey across Three Continents of Australia, Europe, and North America. Sustainability, 15(2), 1461. 

Sung, K., Cooper, T. & Kettley, S. (2022) Adapting Darnton's Nine Principles Framework for Behaviour Change: The UK Upcycling Case Study. Sustainability, 14(3), 1919.

Sung, K., Singh, J. & Bridgens, B. (2021) State-of-the-Art Upcycling Research and Practice: Proceedings of the International Upcycling Practice 2020. Cham: Springer. 

Sung, K., Cooper, T., Oehlmann, J., Singh, J. & Mont, O. (2020). Multi-stakeholder perspectives on scaling up UK fashion upcycling businesses. Fashion Practice, 1-20. 

Sung, K. Cooper, T. & Kettley, S. (2019). Developing Interventions for Scaling Up UK Upcycling. Energies, 12(14), 1-31.

Sung, K., Cooper, T. & Kettley, S. (2019). Factors Influencing Upcycling for UK Makers. Sustainability, 11(3), 1-26.

Singh, J., Sung, K., Cooper, T., West, K. & Mont, O. (2019). Challenges and opportunities for scaling up upcycling businesses - The case of textile and wood upcycling businesses in the UK. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 150, 104439.  

Sung, K., Cooper, T. & Kettley, S. (2018). Emerging Social Movements for Sustainability: Understanding and Scaling Up Upcycling in the UK. In: Brinkmann R., Garren S. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Sustainability. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 299-312.

Sung, K., Cooper, T. & Kettley, S. (2017). Individual upcycling in the UK: Insights for scaling up towards sustainable development. in W. Filho (Ed), Sustainable Development Research at Universities in the United Kingdom, Cham: Springer, 193-227.

Sung, K. & Cooper, T. (2015). Sarah Turner–Eco-artist and designer through craft-based upcycling. Craft Research, 6(1), 113-122.

• Product design and new product development
• Sustainable art, design and craft
• Sustainable production, businesses and supply chains
• Sustainable behaviour, consumption and lifestyles 
• Upcycling and circular economy
• Design for green transitions 
• Systems thinking and innovation 
• Product-service systems and service innovation
• Participatory design
• Social innovation  
• Design education 

• Product Design
• Sustainable Design
• New Product Development 
• Design Innovation 

• PhD in sustainable design at Nottingham Trent University, UK (thesis titled Sustainable production and consumption by upcycling: Understanding and scaling up niche environmentally significant behaviour)
• Fellow in Higher Education Academy (AdvanceHE)
• PGCert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education at De Montfort University, UK
• MSc in Strategic Product Design at Delft University of Technology, Netherlands (dissertation titled Needs Assessment of South Sudanese Base of the Pyramid Customers on Health, Water and Sanitation)
• BSc in Industrial Design at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea 

• Product Design
• Interior Design 
• Design Crafts

• Design Research Society 
• The Design Society 
• Design Council Expert Network
• UKRI AHRC Peer Review College 
• UKRI Interdisciplinary Assessment College 
• British Academy of Management
• British Academy Early Career Researcher Network
• Korean Society of Design Science
• Post-Anthropocentric Design Special Interest Group 

See my conference presentation slides here: https://www.kyungeunsung.com/home/conference-presentations

See my PhD supervision and completion here: https://www.kyungeunsung.com/home/phds-and-reviews

See my grant information here: https://www.kyungeunsung.com/home/funding

See my grant information here: https://www.kyungeunsung.com/home/funding

Sung, K., Hyun, S., and Lee, C. (2010). Earset. US7684560 B2; CN101060722A; CN101060722B; EP1848242A2; US20080013714 

Sung, K., Hyun, S., and Lee, C. (2008). Cellular phone. USD560193 S1

Sung, K., Hyun, S., and Lee, C. (2007). Portable phone. USD555134 S1

Sung, K., Hyun, S., and Lee, C. (2007). Selective type headset. US20070230735 A1 

See my PhD examinations and review records here: https://www.kyungeunsung.com/home/phds-and-reviews

See my academic roles, accolades and memberships here: https://www.kyungeunsung.com/home/academic-roles-accolades-and-memberships

See my impact activities here: https://www.kyungeunsung.com/home/impact-activities

See my other research activities here: https://www.kyungeunsung.com/home/other-research-activities