News and Events
- Early First-Year PhD Student Leads Review Paper in Prominent Food Science and Technology Journal
- Breaking Records Again: Professor Da-Wen Sun Celebrates 9th Consecutive Year as a Highly Cited Researcher
- Professor Da-Wen Sun Elected as Fellow of the Asia Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA)
- Another Record – Professor Da-Wen Sun Named Highly Cited Researcher in 8th Consecutive Year
- Research Output of Professor Da-Wen Sun Continues Topping UCD
- Two Papers by Professor Da-Wen Sun Among Most Downloaded and Cited in Last 3 Years
- In 7th Consecutive Year – Professor Da-Wen Sun Named 2021 Highly Cited Researcher
- 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)
- Six-Times Winner: Professor Da-Wen Sun Named Highly Cited Researcher Again
- 100% Success Rate for the Students of Professor Da-Wen Sun for Their CSC Scholarship Applications
- A Milestone — Professor Da-Wen Sun’s H-Index (Web of Science) Reaches 100
- 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
Senior Chinese Diplomats Pay Visit to Professor Da-Wen Sun in 2010
Monday, 26 March, 2018
Pictured (l-r) UCD Professor of Food and Biosystems Engineering Da-Wen Sun with Chinese Ambassador His Excellency Mr. LUO Linquan
On 11 December 2010, a 10-member delegation from the Chinese Embassy in Ireland led by senior Chinese diplomats His Excellency Ambassador Liu Biwei, Counsellor Lan Heping and Counsellor Zhang Shujing visited Professor Da-Wen Sun and UCD Food Refrigeration and Computerised Food Technology (FRCFT). This event started with a research seminar followed by a technical tour in the research labs and experimental demonstrations.
Professor Da-Wen Sun, UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, chaired the research seminar. At the opening speech, Ambassador Liu highly praised the excellent quality of research work in food engineering conducted by Prof Sun and his team, stressed the importance of collaboration between UCD and China, and encouraged the Chinese students to study hard to contribute to UCD research, and to play a role in promoting cultural exchange between Ireland and China. At the seminar, four presentations were given to the Chinese delegation to showcase the UCD research in food engineering, including cutting-edge research work conducted in UCD FRCFT in three EU Research for SMEs projects and one FIRM project. The three EU projects are COOL-MEAT: A Novel Method for Improving the Vacuum Cooling of Cooked Meats, MINISCRYSTAL: Method for Improving the Quality of Frozen Foods by Assisting the Freezing Process and Reducing the Size of the Ice Crystals, and ULTRAFINEWINE: Novel Method for Assisting and Accelerating the Aging Process of Wine. The FIRM project is Rapid, Objective and Quantitative Determination of Meat Quality by Non-Destructive and Non-Contact Hyperspectral Imaging System. After the seminar, while touring the research facilities, experiments were performed to demonstrate the use of vacuum cooling for rapid chilling of foods, enhancing food processing by power ultrasound and application of hyperspectral imaging technique for food quality evaluation and control. The delegation showed great interests in these novel and powerful technologies and discussed enthusiastically into details. In the concluding remarks, Ambassador Liu thanked Professor Sun for his invitation and wished that UCD food engineering research would continue to prosper and hoped that its collaboration with China could be further enhanced.
UCD Food Refrigeration and Computerised Food Technology, directed by Prof Sun, is an internationally recognized centre of excellence for food engineering research and education. The main research activities of UCD FRCFT include cooling, drying and refrigeration processes and systems, quality and safety of food products, bioprocess simulation and optimisation, and computer vision technology. Up to now, UCD FRCFT has published over 500 papers and 10 books, including more than 200 refereed journal papers. UCD FRCFT has established extensive research collaboration with Chinese universities and research institutes. Currently three Chinese students funded by UCD-CSC scholarship scheme are studying for their PhD degrees under supervision of Prof Sun. The UCD-CSC scheme is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China to assist Chinese students to pursue postgraduate research in UCD leading to a PhD.
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