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- PhD Student’s Paper Selected as “Editors’ Choice” Article
- First Research Paper and ACA Featured Article of Professor Da-Wen Sun on Terahertz Imaging Applications Published
- A New High in Successful CSC Applications
- Professor Da-Wen Sun Publishes Paper in Internationally Most Prestigious Journal (Impact Factor: 42.846)
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- 100% Success Rate for the Students of Professor Da-Wen Sun for Their CSC Scholarship Applications
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- Professor Da-Wen Sun Named Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate in the 5th Consecutive Year
- Chinese Senior Diplomats Visit UCD Food Engineering Laboratories
- Professor Da-Wen Sun tops the World Ranking in ESI Highly Cited Papers
- Seven Review Papers by Professor Da-Wen Sun Published in Issue 5 of Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
- Computational Fluid Dynamics in Food Processing (Second Edition) by Professor Da-Wen Sun has been published!
- Professor Da-Wen Sun Named Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate in the 4th Consecutive Year
- Modern Techniques for Food Authentication (Second Edition) by Professor Da-Wen Sun has been published!
- Professor Da-Wen Sun Conferred with Certificate of Foreign Member of Polish Academy of Sciences
- Another Well-Deserved Honourable Distinction for Professor Da-Wen Sun, a World-Renowned Food Scientist
- "Computational Fluid Dynamics in Food Processing" (2nd Edition, 592 Pages) by Professor Da-Wen Sun Available Soon
- Professor Da-Wen Sun Conferred with Honorary Doctorate Degree from Peru 2018
- Professor Da-Wen Sun Elected Academician of International Academy of Refrigeration
- Professor Da-Wen Sun Presented with iAABE Founding President Gavel and iAABE Fellow Certificate
- Modern Techniques for Food Authentication 2018
- Professor Da-Wen Sun Elected as a Foreign Member of PAN 2017
- A fresh look at freezing foods: new technology to preserve nutrients 2017
- Professor Da-Wen Sun named as Highly Cited Researcher in the 3rd Year 2017
- UCD Professor Da-Wen Sun named highly cited researcher by Thomson Reuters in 2016
- Professor Da-Wen Sun has been elected the New President of the IAABE 2016
- Professor Da-Wen Sun given Title of CIGR Honorary President 2016
- Chinese Vice-Minister Tan Tianxing Visits UCD 2016
- Professor Da-Wen Sun named as 2015 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher
- UCD Professor's Research Publications in Agricultural Sciences Ranked No.1 in the World 2015
- Three PhD Students Supervised by Professor Da-Wen Sun Passed Their PhD Vivas in September 2014
- UCD Professor Da-Wen Sun is awarded International Research Award in 2013
- Professor Da-Wen Sun Elected Fellow of IAFoST in 2012
- Chinese Ambassador to Ireland Pays Visit to Professor Da-Wen Sun in 2012
- Two New Handbooks Published by UCD Professor Da-Wen Sun in 2011
- Professor Da-Wen Sun Awarded Membership of Academia Europaea in 2011
- Senior Chinese Diplomats Pay Visit to Professor Da-Wen Sun in 2010
- Infrared Spectroscopy for Food Quality Analysis and Control by Professor Da-Wen Sun
- UCD Professor Da-Wen Sun Continues to Lead World Rankings in Agriculture Sciences in 2010
- Major Success in EU 7th Framework Funding by UCD Biosystems Engineering Professor Da-Wen Sun in 2010
- Professor Da-Wen Sun Elected President of International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in 2010
- Highest honour Received by Professor Da-Wen Sun in 2010
- Major Research Funding Received by UCD Biosystems Engineering Professor Da-Wen Sun in 2009
- UCD Professor Da-Wen Sun Tops the World Rankings in Agriculture Sciences in 2008
- Professor Da-Wen Sun and His Student Receive Major International Awards in 2008
- Modern Techniques For Food Authentication 1st edition 2008
- Indian Minister Presents Award to Professor Da-Wen Sun in 2007
- UCD Professor Da-Wen Sun Appointed Editor-in-Chief of New International Journal in 2007
Major Research Funding Received by UCD Biosystems Engineering Professor Da-Wen Sun in 2009
Tuesday, 27 March, 2018
Professor Da-Wen Sun, Professor of Food and Biosystems Engineering, from UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine has recently been awarded with research funding of €1.14 millions for two major grants from the EU and Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
The EU 7 Framework Project “MINICRYSTAL – Method for Improving the Quality of Frozen Foods by Assisting the Freezing Process and Reducing the Size of the Ice Crystals” is based on UCD technology of ultrasound-assisting freezing developed by Professor Sun. With previous fundings from UCD President Research Award, and SFI Research Frontier Programme, Prof Sun and his team have shown the promising ability of using power ultrasound to initiate ice nucleation and to control crystal size distribution in the frozen food product during immersion freezing process, leading to shorter freezing time, increased freezing efficiency and improved product quality. This new EU project of €1,086,610 with UCD share of €462,989 involve in 3 RTD Performers and 6 SMEs from 6 countries, and will design and develop a prototype system for its industrial validation in food freezing facilities, which will be cost-effective, easy to operate and readily integrated with commercially available freezing equipment.
The DAFF FIRM Project “Rapid, Objective and Quantitative Determination of Meat Quality by Non-Destructive and Non-Contact Hyperspectral Imaging System” is one of the only three successful UCD projects funded by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the recent round of FIRM programme. This new FIRM project led by Prof Sun is in collaboration of Teagasc Ashtown Food Research Centre with a total grant of €835,519, of which UCD shares €676,919. Prof Sun is an international leading researcher in computer vision application in food quality evaluation, and he has in the past received substantial amount of funding for his research in the area. The new FIRM project will expand his research beyond the visible light range by adapting hyperspectral imaging technique to develop a novel screening imaging system that will be able to assess the quality of meat, especially tenderness. The system will be a rapid, non-destructive and non-contact system and will be of great interest to both industry and consumers.
Prof. Sun joined UCD in 1995 and has published over 180 peer reviewed journal papers, more than 200 conference papers, and 9 edited books with over 5,000 printed pages. In recognition of his significant contribution to food engineering worldwide and for his outstanding leadership in the field, Prof. Sun was awarded the International Commission of Agricultural Engineering (CIGR) Merit Award in 2000 and 2006 and was named “Food Engineer of the Year 2004” by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. In 2008 he was awarded the CIGR Recognition Award in honour of his distinguished achievements in the top one percent of agricultural engineering scientists in the world.