Dr. Shanyun (Sam) Lu has recently obtained her doctorate from Jönköping University in Sweden. Her research focuses on how firms innovate to renew themselves, particularly within the context of mature manufacturing industries.

We had the pleasure to meet and research together while she was visiting SPRU, at University of Sussex. In this episode we talk about what it is like to enter, and begin to make a name for oneself, in academia and research. We eplore themes in sustainability studies, including socio-technical transitions, niche innovations, and incumbent industries (including resistance and acceptance).

Finally, we also discuss research questions, developing testable hypotheses, and how academics bring their research out of the University and into society. Sustainability Transitions Research Network, Sustainability Transitions Research, Sam Lu, Linkedin Profile