Da-Wen Sun

孙大文
孫大文
Da-Wen Sun

Sun Dawen ( Chinese  孫大文  /  孙大文 , Pinyin Sūn Dàwén ), also known under the name Da-Wen Sun , is a Chinese professor of food and biosystems engineering at University College Dublin .

biography

He was born in southern China . He studied mechanical engineering and did his doctorate in the field of chemical process engineering. He started working at various European universities. In 1995 he was invited to teach at the National University of Ireland . There he became main lecturer, associate professor and finally full professor. As Professor of Food and Biosystems Technology , Sun now heads the Refrigeration and Computational Food Technology Research Department (FRCRT) at University College Dublin .

Memberships

He is

• Member of the Royal Irish Academy , 2010
• Member (Fellow) of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers ,
• Member of the Executive Board of the CIGR ( International Commission for Agricultural Engineering )
• and Honorary Vice President of the CIGR.
• He is a chartered engineer who is officially registered with the UK Engineering Council.

Besides, he is

• Chief Editor of Food and Bioprocess Technology - an International Journal ( Springer ),
• Editor of the “Contemporary Food Engineering” book series ( CRC Press / Taylor & Francis ),
• Former editor of the Journal of Food Engineering ( Elsevier )
• and member of the editorial board for the magazines
  • Journal of Food Engineering ( Elsevier ),
  • Journal of Food Process Engineering (Blackwell),
  • Sensing and Instrumentation for Food Quality and Safety ( Springer )
  • and Czech Journal of Food Sciences.

Scientific activities

Da-Wen Sun is internationally recognized as an expert in the field of food technology research and teaching. The focus of Da-Wen Sun's research is on the issues of quality maintenance and food safety. In this context, he investigates processes and systems for cooling and drying. In addition, he deals with the simulation of biological processes, their optimization and computer-aided visualization systems. In particular, his research approaches on vacuum cooling of processed meat, the quality assessment of pizza using image recognition processes, or the edible coating on fruit and vegetables to extend shelf life have already been mentioned in numerous national and international press articles.

The results of his work have been published in more than 180 articles, plus another 200 contributions to conferences. In addition, he gave numerous lectures in international research institutions on the advances in the food technology sector and presented his results at international conferences.

As a recognized authority in the field of food research, ten universities in China (including Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Harbin Institute of Technology, China Agricultural University, South China University of Technology, Jiangnan University) have given him consulting activities and visiting professorships.

Awards

In recognition of his contributions to global food research and for his pioneering role in this field, the International Commission of Agricultural Engineering (CIGR) awarded him the CIGR Prize for Excellence in 2000, which he received again in 2006. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) based in the United Kingdom named him “Food Engineer of the Year” in 2004 and finally he was honored again in 2008 with a CIGR award.

He has also received a variety of awards for excellence in research and teaching, including a senior research membership and two University College Dublin's top researcher awards .

honors and awards

• CIGR Recognition Award 2008 of the CIGR (International Commission for Agricultural Engineering)
• AFST (I) Fellow Award 2007 of the Association of Nutritionists and Technologists (India)
• CIGR Merit Award 2006 from CIGR (International Commission for Agricultural Engineering)
• President's Research Fellowship 2004/2005 of the University College Dublin
• Food Engineer of the Year Award 2004 from the English Association of Mechanical Engineers
• Who's Who in Engineering and Science, since 2000
• CIGR Merit Award 2000 from CIGR (International Commission for Agricultural Engineering)
• President's Research Award 2000/2001 from the University College Dublin
• Who's Who in the World, since 1999

Works

• Hyperspectral Imaging for Food Quality Analysis and Control, Elsevier (2009).
• Infrared Spectroscopy for Food Quality Analysis and Control, Elsevier, 416 pp., ISBN 978-0-12-374136-3 (2009).
• Modern Techniques for Food Authentication, Elsevier, 684 pp., ISBN 978-0-12-374085-4 (2008)
• Computer Vision Technology for Food Quality Evaluation, Elsevier, 608 pp., ISBN 978-0-12-373642-0 (2008)
• Computational Fluid Dynamics in Food Processing, CRC Press, 760 pp., ISBN 978-0-8493-9286-3 (2007)
• Handbook of Frozen Food Processing and Packaging, CRC Press, USA, 737 pp., ISBN 978-1-57444-607-4 (2006)
• Thermal Food Processing: New Technologies and Quality Issues, CRC Press, 640 pp., ISBN 978-1-57444-628-9 (2006)
• Emerging Technologies for Food Processing, Elsevier, 792 pp., ISBN 978-0-12-676757-5 (2005)
• Advances in Food Refrigeration, Leatherhead Publishing, 482 pp., ISBN 0-905748-83-2 (2001)
• The University Structure and Curricula on Agricultural Engineering , Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 233 pp., ISBN 92-5-104447-3 (2000; PDF file; 3.87 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Members: Da-Wen Sun. Royal Irish Academy, accessed May 13, 2019 . 
2. ↑ UCD Professor tops the world rankings in Agriculture Sciences ( Memento from September 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), www.ucd.ie, accessed on November 20, 2009
3. ↑ Editor-in-Chief tops the world rankings in Agriculture Sciences! , www.springer.com, accessed November 20, 2009
4. ↑ New Scientist: Soya film has fresh fruit all wrapped up ( Memento of the original from December 13, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , December 15, 2001 
5. ↑ Irish Times: Science Today: Chilling without the pressure , March 7, 2002
6. ↑ The Times (Higher Education Supplement): Pizza's perfect with chips ( Memento of the original from December 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , January 17, 2003 
7. ^ Publication list by Prof. Da-Wen Sun
8. ↑ Xinhuanet.com: A Story of an Overseas Chinese Professor (Chin.) ( Memento of the original from October 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Web links

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• UCD Food Refrigeration & Computerized Food Technology http://www.ucd.ie/refrig (Engl.)
• UCD Professor Da-Wen Sun http://www.ucd.ie/sun (engl.)