Having completed his BSc and MSc degrees in Mechanical Engineering in South Korea, Professor Thomas Jun began his engineering design career in R&D at Samsung Electronics. During this time, he developed a keen interest in innovation, creativity, contradictions and system design.

In 2003, he embarked on his PhD in Engineering Design at the University of Cambridge, exploring how to empower healthcare workers to apply systems approaches for their quality and safety improvement. 

Since joining Loughborough in 2011, his primary research focus has been to integrate systems thinking and human-centred design approaches into healthcare system improvement and innovations. 

He led the successful production and dissemination of three animations and one film, translating his research findings into engaging narratives.  

This knowledge transfer work received the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors’ Robert C Holman Award 2019 for “outstanding communication of the value of systems thinking”.