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Da-Wen Sun

Sun Dawen (simplified Chinese: 孙大文; traditional Chinese: 孫大文; pinyin: Sūn Dàwén; Jyutping: Syun1 Daai6 Man6; ), known as Da-Wen Sun, is a Chinese-born professor who studies food engineering at University College Dublin.

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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


References

  1. Soya film has fresh fruit all wrapped up. New Scientist (15 December 2001).
  2. Irish Times: Chilling without the pressure Archived 25 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Ucd.ie (7 March 2002).
  3. The Times Higher Education Supplement: Pizza's perfect with chips. Timeshighereducation.co.uk (17 January 2003).
  4. We hear that…. New Scientist (14 December 2002).
  5. The Daily Telegraph: Soya skin keeps fruit fresh. The Daily Telegraph. (13 December 2001).
  6. "Checkout Ireland - News - UCD developing Fruit and Veg Preserve | Voted PPA Business Magazine of the Year 2001". Archived from the original on 25 November 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  7. Hindustan Times: Slice of sameness Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Ucd.ie (14 December 2002).
  8. "D.-W. Sun citation rankings". Exaly. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  9. China Scholars Abroad: A Story About Dr Da-Wen Sun – My Heart Is with China (Chinese) Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. 2003.China Scholars Abroad.chisa.edu.cn (22 October 2004).

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