Da-Wen Sun Explained
Sun Dawen (;), known as Da-Wen Sun, is a Chinese-born professor who studies food engineering at University College Dublin.
Professor Sun is an Academician of six academies including Royal Irish Academy,[1] Academia Europaea (The Academy of Europe),[2] Polish Academy of Sciences,[3] International Academy of Food Science and Technology,[4] International Academy of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering[5] and International Academy of Refrigeration.[6] He is also President of International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR).[7] [8]
Biography
Sun was born in Chaozhou, Guangdong, China. He received a first class BSc Honours and MSc in Mechanical Engineering, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering in China. He was appointed College Lecturer at National University of Ireland, Dublin (University College Dublin) in 1995, and was then senior lecturer, associate professor and full Professor. Sun is now Professor and Director of the Food Refrigeration and Computerised Food Technology Research Group in University College Dublin.
He is Editor-in-Chief of Food and Bioprocess Technology – an International Journal (Springer),[9] [10] Series Editor of Contemporary Food Engineering book series (CRC Press / Taylor & Francis), former Editor of Journal of Food Engineering (Elsevier), and editorial board member for a number of international journals. He is also a Chartered Engineer.
Academic career
Sun's academic work is in the area of food engineering research and education.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] His main research activities include cooling, drying and refrigeration processes and systems, quality and safety of food products, bioprocess simulation and optimisation, and computer vision technology. He has studied on vacuum cooling of cooked meats, pizza quality inspection by computer vision, and edible films for shelf-life extension of fruit and vegetables.[18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33]
He is the most cited author of several food science journals such as Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft & Technologie, Journal of Food Engineering, Trends in Food Science and Technology, Food and Bioprocess Technology, and Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies. [34]
Honours and awards
Sun has also received numerous awards, which include
- Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN) in Peru, 2018[35]
- Full Member (Academician) of International Academy of Refrigeration, 2018[6]
- Fellow of International Academy of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, 2016[36]
- Fellow of International Academy of Food Science and Technology, 2012[37] [38]
- Foreign Member of Polish Academy of Sciences, 2017[39]
- Member of Academia Europaea (The Academy of Europe), 2011[40] [41] [42] [43]
- Member of Royal Irish Academy, 2010[44] [45] [46] [47]
- CIGR Fellow Award, 2010, by CIGR (International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering – formerly International Commission of Agricultural Engineering)
- Fellow of Institution of Engineers of Ireland (Engineers Ireland), 2009
- CIGR Recognition Award, 2008, by CIGR (International Commission of Agricultural Engineering)
- AFST(I) Fellow Award, 2007, by Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India)
- CIGR Merit Award, 2006, by CIGR (International Commission of Agricultural Engineering)
- Food Engineer of the Year Award, 2004, by The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK[48] [49] [50]
- CIGR Merit Award, 2000, by CIGR (International Commission of Agricultural Engineering)[51] [52]
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.chinanews.com/hr/hr-hrjy/news/2010/06-01/2316881.shtml China News Agency: Chinese Won Top Honour in Ireland, Awarded Royal Irish Academy Academician Certificate (Chinese)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123759/http://news.xinhuanet.com/overseas/2011-11/01/c_122223034.htm Xinhua News Agency: Chinese Scientist Da-Wen Sun Elected Academician of Academia Europaea
- http://news.sciencenet.cn/htmlnews/2017/12/398468.shtm Professor from South China University of Technology Elected Foreign Member of Polish Academy of Sciences
- http://www.chinanews.com/hr/2012/05-18/3899669.shtml China News Agency: Chinese Scientist Da-Wen Sun Elected Academician of IAFoST (Chinese)
- http://www.chinaqw.com/hqhr/2018/04-26/187397.shtml Da-Wen Sun Elected Founding President of International Academy of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11947-018-2130-5 Another Well-Deserved Honourable Distinction for Professor Da-Wen Sun, a World-Renowned Food Scientist
- https://archive.today/20130210074618/http://news.xinhuanet.com/overseas/2010-06/23/c_12250362.htm Xinhua News Agency: Da-Wen Sun Elected President of CIGR, First Chinese in this Position (Chinese)
- https://archive.today/20130210191135/http://news.xinhuanet.com/overseas/2012-07/18/c_123427654.htm Xinhua News Agency: Chinese Scientist Inaugurated as President of CIGR
- http://www.chinanews.com/hr/2011/06-30/3148975.shtml China News Agency: Influence of Academic Journal Edited by Chinese Scientist Da-Wen Sun Increased (Chinese)
- https://archive.today/20130210035530/http://news.xinhuanet.com/overseas/2012-07/12/c_123405281.htm Xinhua News Agency: Academic Journal Edited by Chinese Academician Da-Wen Sun Ranked 4th Position in the World (Chinese)
- http://www.chinanews.com/lxsh/2011/06-01/3081354.shtml China News Agency: Academician of Royal Irish Academy Da-Wen Sun, There Is a Life Called Striving (Chinese)
- http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrbhwb/html/2011-10/14/content_941397.htm People’s Daily: Da-Wen Sun: Working for the Benefit of Mankind in the Field of Food (Chinese)
- https://www.springer.com/food+science/journal/11947?detailsPage=societies Editor-in-Chief tops the world rankings in Agriculture Sciences!
- https://www.ucd.ie/research/news/news/newsarchive2011/2011news/mainbody,135417,en.html UCD Professor Da-Wen Sun Awarded Membership of Academia Europaea
- http://today.hit.edu.cn/articles/2008/09-08/09093552.htm China Scholars Abroad: Chinese scholar Da-Wen Sun tops the world rankings in Agriculture Sciences (Chinese)
- http://cstc.lib.stu.edu.cn/Articleview.asp?ArticleID=6109 Chaozhou Daily: Agricultural Sciences Leader – Professor Da-Wen Sun, a Chaoshanese in Ireland (Chinese)
- http://www.ucd.ie/refrig/chaozhou1.htm Chaozhou Daily: Standing on Top of The World in the Field of Food Engineering Research (Chinese)
- http://plus.maths.org/issue23/news/pizza/index.html Plus magazine: Fuzzy pizza
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg17223213.500-soya-film-has-fresh-fruit-all-wrapped-up.html Soya film has fresh fruit all wrapped up
- http://www.ucd.ie/refrig/Irishtimes.htm Irish Times: Chilling without the pressure
- http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=174155§ioncode=26 The Times Higher Education Supplement: Pizza's perfect with chips
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg17623730.700-we-hear-that.html We hear that…
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1365212/News-in-brief.html The Daily Telegraph: Soya skin keeps fruit fresh
- http://www.pizzamarketplace.com/article.php?id=2176 Pizza marketplace: Irish researchers develop perfect pizza scanner
- Web site: Checkout Ireland - News - UCD developing Fruit and Veg Preserve | Voted PPA Business Magazine of the Year 2001 . 7 May 2009 . 25 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171125004210/http://www.ucd.ie/refrig/checkout.htm . dead .
- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1173410.cms The Times of India: Rational Men – The rise of extreme logic
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081220025253/http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/17/stories/2008121756140500.htm Focus on food nutrition, security at international convention
- http://www.ucd.ie/refrig/hindu.htm Hindustan Times: Slice of sameness
- http://www.industrie.com/it/agroalimentaire/agroalimentaire-refroidir-les-aliments-par-le-vide.401 Agroalimentaire – Refroidir les aliments par le vide (French)
- https://archive.today/20120917201101/http://www.vigie-viande.info/VigieViande/VViande.nsf/2161f99e5047c2b6c1256f6d00531e0e/44f3be502caa7e66c12573a70057ceab?OpenDocument Intérêt de la combinaison refroidissement sous vide et refroidissement par air ventilé pour la viande bovine cuite (French)
- https://www.lifegate.it/matematica_logica_fuzzy_e_pizza LifeGate: Matematica, logica fuzzy e pizza (Italian)
- http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Computer-sortiert-Tiefkuehlpizzas--/meldung/33021 Heise Online: Computer sortiert Tiefkühlpizzas (German)
- http://www.humornaciencia.com.br/laboratorio/pizza.htm Avaliação da qualidade de pizzas usando análises de imagens (Portuguese)
- Web site: D.-W. Sun citation rankings . Exaly. 2022-06-01.
- Professor Da-Wen Sun Conferred with Honorary Doctorate Degree from Peru . 10.1007/s11947-018-2085-6 . 2018 . Castro . Wilson . Food and Bioprocess Technology . 11 . 4 . 711–712 .
- Web site: Professor Da-Wen Sun Presented with iAABE Founding President Gavel and iAABE Fellow Certificate . 23 July 2018 . 29 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191029214518/http://www.ucd.ie/eacollege/newsandevents/professorda-wensunpresentedwithiaabefoundingpresidentgavelandiaabefellowcertificate/ . dead .
- http://chinese.people.com.cn/GB/17921330.html People’s Daily: Chinese Scientist Da-Wen Sun Won Another Honour, Elected as Academician of IAFoST (Chinese)
- http://www.chinanews.com/hr/2012/05-18/3899669.shtml China News Agency: Chinese Scientist Da-Wen Sun Elected Academician of IAFoST (Chinese)
- 10.1007/s11947-017-2036-7 . Professor Da-Wen Sun Elected as a Foreign Member of Polish Academy of Sciences . 2018 . Wierzbicka . Agnieszka . Food and Bioprocess Technology . 11 . 1 . free .
- http://it.people.com.cn/h/2011/1104/c227888-1464012267.html People’s Daily: Da-Wen Sun: Chinese Scientist Elected European Academician (Chinese)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123759/http://news.xinhuanet.com/overseas/2011-11/01/c_122223034.htm Xinhua News Agency: Chinese Scientist Da-Wen Sun Elected Academician of Academia Europaea
- http://scitech.people.com.cn/h/2011/1101/c227887-2497503250.html People’s Daily: Da-Wen Sun Elected Academician of Academia Europaea, First Chinese in Europe
- http://scitech.people.com.cn/GB/16132189.html Xinhua News Agency: Chinese Scientist Elected Academician of Both Academies for the First Time in Europe
- http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0529/1224271391438.html Irish Times: Scholars: RIA admits 24 members
- http://www.ucd.ie/news/2010/06JUN10/030610_ria.html Royal Irish Academy honours UCD scientists and scholars
- http://chinese.people.com.cn/GB/42314/11761000.html People’s Daily: Chinese Scientist Awarded Royal Irish Academy Academician Certificate (Chinese)
- http://www.chinanews.com/hr/hr-hrjy/news/2010/06-01/2316881.shtml China News Agency: Chinese Won Top Honour in Ireland, Awarded Royal Irish Academy Academician Certificate (Chinese)
- http://2003.chisa.edu.cn/newchisa/web/2/2004-12-23/news_480211.asp China Scholars Abroad: Dr Da-Wen Sun Was Awarded British Royal "Food Engineer of the Year" (Chinese)
- http://www.people.com.cn/GB/paper39/13746/1228763.html People's Daily: Professor Da-Wen Sun of National University of Ireland Won British "Food Engineer of the Year" (Chinese)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121024064259/http://news.xinhuanet.com/overseas/2005-01/05/content_2417430.htm Xinhua News Agency: Professor Da-Wen Sun Was Awarded British Royal "Food Engineer of the Year" (Chinese)
- http://www.gd.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2004-04/07/content_1934221.htm Xinhua News Agency: A Tale about Dr Da-Wen Sun – a World Renowned Food Engineering Expert (Chinese)
- http://2003.chisa.edu.cn/newchisa/web/0/2004-10-22/news_257445.asp China Scholars Abroad: A Story About Dr Da-Wen Sun – My Heart Is with China (Chinese)