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Da-Wen Sun

Full Professor of Food and Biosystems Engineering
University College Dublin

Professor Da-Wen Sun is a global authority in food engineering research and education. He is an academician of six academies including Royal Irish Academy, the highest honour in Ireland; Academia Europaea, a most prestigious academy in the world; Polish Academy of Sciences, the highest lifetime honour bestowed by Polish government; International Academy of Food Science and Technology; International Academy of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering; and International Academy of Refrigeration.

Biography

Born in Southern China, Professor Da-Wen Sun is a global authority in food engineering research and education. He is an Academician of six academies, including Member of Royal Irish Academy, the highest academic honour in Ireland; Member of Academia Europaea (The Academy of Europe), one of the most prestigious academies in the world; Foreign Member of Polish Academy of Sciences, the highest lifetime honour bestowed by the Polish government; Fellow of International Academy of Food Science and Technology; Fellow of International Academy of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, and Full Member of International Academy of Refrigeration. He is also the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Food and Bioprocess Technology, one of the most prestigious food science and technology journals; Series Editor of “Contemporary Food Engineering” book series with already over 50 volumes published; and the Founding President of the International Academy of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (iAABE). In addition, he served as the President of the International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR), the world largest organisation in the field, in 2013-2014, and is now Honorary President of CIGR. He has significantly contributed to the field of food engineering as a researcher, as an academic authority, and as an educator.

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/image processing and hyperspectral imaging technologies. Especially, his many scholarly works have become standard reference materials for researchers in the areas of hyperspectral imaging, computer vision, ultrasonic freezing, vacuum cooling, computational fluid dynamics modelling, etc. Results of his work have been published in over 1,000 papers including more than 600 peer-reviewed journal papers indexed by Web of Science (Web of Science h-index = 100, SCOPUS h-index = 104, Google Scholar h-index = 115), among them, 71 papers have been selected by the Essential Science IndicatorsSM as Highly Cited / Hot Papers in Field, ranking him No. 1 in the world in Agricultural Sciences (January 2020). He has also edited 17 authoritative books. In addition, Professor Sun has been named Highly Cited Researcher in the last 5 consecutive years (2015- 2019) by Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters).

He received a first-class BSc Honours and MSc in Mechanical Engineering, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering in China before working in various universities in Europe. He became the first Chinese national to be permanently employed in an Irish University when he was appointed College Lecturer at the National University of Ireland, Dublin (University College Dublin) in 1995, and was then continuously promoted in the shortest possible time to Associate Professor, Professor, and Full Professor. Dr Sun is now the Full Professor of Food and Biosystems Engineering and Director of the Food Refrigeration and Computerised Food Technology Research Group at University College Dublin (UCD).

As a leading educator in food engineering, Professor Sun has significantly contributed to the field of food engineering. He has trained many PhD students, who have made their own contributions to the industry and academia. He has also given lectures on advances in food engineering on a regular basis in academic institutions internationally and delivered plenary or keynote speeches at major international conferences. In recognition of his significant contribution to Food Engineering worldwide and for his outstanding leadership in the field, the International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR) awarded him the “CIGR Merit Award” in 2000, in 2006, and again in 2016, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) based in the UK named him “Food Engineer of the Year 2004”, in 2008 he was awarded “CIGR Recognition Award” in honour of his distinguished achievements as the top one percent of Agricultural Engineering scientists in the world. In 2007 he was presented with the only “AFST(I) Fellow Award” in that year by the Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India). In 2010 he received the “CIGR Fellow Award”, the title of Fellow is the highest honour in CIGR, and is conferred to individuals who have made sustained, outstanding contributions worldwide. In March 2013, he was presented with the “You Bring Charm to the World Award” by Hong Kong based Phoenix Satellite Television with other award recipients including the 2012 Nobel Laureate in Literature and the Chinese Astronaut Team for Shenzhou IX Spaceship, in July 2013 he received “The Frozen Food Foundation Freezing Research Award” from International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) for his significant contributions to enhancing the field of food freezing technologies, this is the first time that this prestigious award was presented to a scientist outside the USA. In June 2015 he was presented with the “IAEF Lifetime Achievement Award”, this IAEF (International Association of Engineering and Food) award highlights the lifetime contribution of a prominent engineer in the field of food, and in February 2018, he was conferred with the honorary doctorate degree by Universidad Privada del Norte in Peru.

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Professor Da-Wen Sun Named Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate in the 5th Consecutive Year

By: Da-Wen Sun

According to 2019 Highly Cited Researchers report compiled by Clarivate Analytics, Professor Da-Wen Sun, UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, is among the world’s most influential researchers. This is the 5th consecutive year that Professor Sun is ranked among Clarivate’s top 1% of researchers for most cited publications in Agricultural Sciences indexed by Web of Science. Earlier this year, Professor Sun topped the list of the world’s most cited researchers in the field of Agricultural Sciences.

Now in its sixth year, the ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ report identifies researchers over the last ten years who are leading the way in solving the world’s biggest challenges. Previously Professor Sun has been named a Highly Cited Researcher four consecutive times (2015-2018) by Clarivate Analytics.

The list is a citation analysis of researchers who are among the top 1% most cited for their field and year of publication in one or more of 21 fields of study. For the 2019 analysis, the papers surveyed were those published and cited during 2008 – 2018, and which then ranked in the top 1% by citations for their Essential Science Indicators field and year. This year’s ranking includes 23 Nobel laureates and, recognized some 6,200 researchers with the moniker of ‘Highly Cited Researcher’.

Professor Sun is an Academician of six academies including Royal Irish Academy, Academia Europaea (The Academy of Europe), Polish Academy of Sciences, International Academy of Food Science and Technology, International Academy of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and International Academy of Refrigeration. He has published over 1000 papers including more than 500 peer-reviewed journal papers indexed by Web of Science, with Web of Science h-index = 97SCOPUS h-index = 101 and Google Scholar h-index = 114, among them, 70 papers have been selected by the Essential Science IndicatorsSM as Highly Cited / Hot Papers in Field, ranking him No. 1 in the world in Agricultural Sciences (Oct 2019).

Congratulations to his former PhD students / postdoctoral researchers: Dr Gamal ElMasry, Dr Hongbin Pu, Dr Junhu Cheng, and Dr Mohammed Kamruzzaman, who are also among the list.

2019 Highly Cited Researchers can be accessed at https://recognition.webofsciencegroup.com/awards/highly-cited/2019/

Chinese Senior Diplomats Visit UCD Food Engineering Laboratories

By: Da-Wen Sun

On 26 October 2019, a 10-member delegation from the Chinese Embassy in Ireland led by Chinese senior diplomats His Excellency Ambassador He Xiangdong and his wife Madam Xia Lining, Counsellor Xue He, First Secretary Hong Jiqing and First Secretary Zheng Dawei visited UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering. The event started with a research seminar followed by a technical tour to Professor Da-Wen Sun’s laboratories (UCD Food Refrigeration and Computerised Food Technology) and experimental demonstrations.

Professor Da-Wen Sun introduced the research activities and cooperation in food engineering between UCD and Chinese universities. He and his team members then presented the advanced technologies of vacuum freezing, cold plasma, hyperspectral and computer vision systems, and terahertz on food preservation, food composition analysis, and food quality inspection. Experimental demonstrations on vacuum rapid cooling of vegetables, microwave-vacuum drying of foods, and hyperspectral imaging evaluation of food quality were also shown to the delegation.

Ambassador He Xiangdong said that food safety concerns the people's livelihood and is an important issue that is universally valued by all countries in the world. The cooperation between China and Ireland in the field of food research and trade is very close. It is expected that Academician Sun and his team will make persistent efforts to achieve more scientific research results in the field of food engineering, benefiting mankind and making greater contributions to China-Ireland cooperation.

UCD Food Refrigeration and Computerised Food Technology, directed by Professor Sun, is an internationally recognized centre of excellence for food engineering research and education. Currently, seven Chinese students funded by the UCD-CSC scholarship scheme are studying for their PhD degrees under the supervision of Professor Sun. The UCD-CSC scheme is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China to assist Chinese students to pursue postgraduate research at UCD leading to a PhD.

A Milestone — Professor Da-Wen Sun’s H-Index (Web of Science) Reaches 100

By: Da-Wen Sun

The h-index of Professor Da-Wen Sun’s publications has reached a milestone of 100 according to the latest data from Web of Science.  He also has an h-index of 104 from SCOPUS and 115 from Google Scholar. 

The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given author/journal has published h papers that have each been cited at least h times. The index is designed to improve upon simpler measures such as the total number of citations or publications.

Professor Sun is an Academician of six academies, including Member of Royal Irish Academy, the highest academic honour in Ireland; Member of Academia Europaea (The Academy of Europe), one of the most prestigious academies in the world; Foreign Member of Polish Academy of Sciences, the highest lifetime honour bestowed by the Polish government; Fellow of International Academy of Food Science and Technology; Fellow of International Academy of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, and Full Member of International Academy of Refrigeration. He has published over 1,000 papers including more than 600 peer-reviewed journal papers indexed by Web of Science with 71 papers selected by the Essential Science IndicatorsSM as Highly Cited / Hot Papers in Field, ranking him No. 1 in the world in Agricultural Sciences (January 2020). He is also a Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher in the last 5 consecutive years (2015- 2019).

The top five of his most cited papers in Google Scholar are as follows:

  • T Brosnan, D-W Sun, 2004, Improving quality inspection of food products by computer vision––a review, Journal of food engineering 61 (1), 3-16. Total cites: 1039
  • CJ Du, D-W Sun, 2004, Recent developments in the applications of image processing techniques for food quality evaluation, Trends in food science & technology 15 (5), 230-249. Total cites: 626
  • B Li, D-W Sun, 2002, Novel methods for rapid freezing and thawing of foods–a review, Journal of food engineering 54 (3), 175-182. Total cites: 489
  • T Brosnan, D-W Sun, Inspection and grading of agricultural and food products by computer vision systems—a review, Computers and electronics in agriculture 36 (2-3), 193-213. Total cites: 459
  • G ElMasry, D-W Sun, P Allen, Near-infrared hyperspectral imaging for predicting colour, pH and tenderness of fresh beef, Journal of Food Engineering 110 (1), 127-140. Total cites: 414

Professor Sun’s latest publication and citation metrics in Web of Science, SCOPUS and Google Scholar can be accessed here:

Professor Da-Wen Sun tops the World Ranking in ESI Highly Cited Papers

By: Da-Wen Sun

The Essential Science Indicators (ESI) database from Clarivate Analytics has been updated as of 11 July 2019, to cover a 10 year and 4 months period, 1 January 2009 – 30 April 2019, and a total number of 68 papers published by Professor Da-Wen Sun have been designated by ESI as “Highly Cited Papers”, ranking Professor Sun on the 1st place in Agricultural Sciences in the World. In addition, 13 papers from Professor Sun has also been designated as “Hot Papers”. ESI database is updated bi-monthly with six times a year, and the current update is the second bi-monthly update of 2019.

Professor Sun is a global authority in food engineering research and education. He is an Academician of six academies, including Member of Royal Irish Academy, the highest academic honour in Ireland; Member of Academia Europaea (The Academy of Europe), one of the most prestigious academies in the world; Foreign Member of Polish Academy of Sciences, the highest lifetime honour bestowed by the Polish government; Fellow of International Academy of Food Science and Technology; Fellow of International Academy of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, and Full Member of International Academy of Refrigeration. He has published over 1,000 papers including more than 500 peer-reviewed journal papers indexed by Web of Science, with Web of Science h-index of 95, SCOPUS h-index of 101 and Google Scholar h-index of 110. He has also been named Highly Cited Researcher in the last 4 consecutive years (2015- 2018) by Clarivate Analytics.

Seven Review Papers by Professor Da-Wen Sun Published in Issue 5 of Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

By: Da-Wen Sun

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition has just published Volume 59 Issue 5. In this latest issue of the journal, 7 review papers (listed below) are included. These 7 papers are all authored by Professor Da-Wen Sun as their corresponding author, and cover a wide range of topics, presenting critical viewpoints and most recent developments of current relevant technologies. It is hoped that these papers can serve as comprehensive and authoritative information sources for further studies.

  1. K. Zhang, C. A. Perussello, V. Milosavljević, P. J. Cullen, Da-Wen Sun* and B. K. Tiwari, Diagnostics of plasma reactive species and induced chemistry of plasma treated foods, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 59 [5] (2019) 812-825.

  2. Y.-X. Han, J.-H. Cheng and Da-Wen Sun*, Activities and conformation changes of food enzymes induced by cold plasma: A review, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 59 [5] (2019) 794-811.

  3. H. He, Da-Wen Sun*, H. Pu, L. Chen and L. Lin, Applications of Raman spectroscopic techniques for quality and safety evaluation of milk: A review of recent developments, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 59 [5] (2019) 770-793.

  4. A. Hussain, H. Pu and Da-Wen Sun*, Measurements of lycopene contents in fruit: A review of recent developments in conventional and novel techniques, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 59 [5] (2019) 758-769.

  5. X. Zhan, Z. Zhu and Da-Wen Sun*, Effects of pretreatments on quality attributes of long-term deep frozen storage of vegetables: a review, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 59 [5] (2019) 743-757.

  6. Y.-M. Zhao, M. de Alba, Da-Wen Sun* and B. Tiwari, Principles and recent applications of novel non-thermal processing technologies for the fish industry—a review, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 59 [5] (2019) 728-742.

  7. Z. Zhu, Y. Li, Da-Wen Sun* and H.-W. Wang, Developments of mathematical models for simulating vacuum cooling processes for food products – a review, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 59 [5] (2019) 715-727. 

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition is a top journal in food science and technology. It ranks the 4th position among 133 food science and technology journals in Web of Science, with an 2017 Impact Factor of 6.202.

Computational Fluid Dynamics in Food Processing (Second Edition) by Professor Da-Wen Sun has been published!

By: Da-Wen Sun

Computational Fluid Dynamics in Food Processing (Second Edition) by Professor Da-Wen Sun has now been published. This new title is the latest addition to the popular book series "Contemporary Food Engineering", for which, Professor Sun is the founder and Series Editor.

The book is also available in many online bookshops such as Amazon, Microsoft, ...

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Professor Da-Wen Sun Named Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate in the 4th Consecutive Year

By: Da-Wen Sun

The list of 2018 Highly Cited Researchers has just been released by Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters), and Professor Da-Wen Sun, UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, has been named a 2018 Highly Cited Researcher by @Clarivate #HighlyCited2018.

This is the 4th consecutive year that Professor Sun is ranked among @Clarivate’s top 1% of researchers for most cited publications in Agricultural Sciences indexed by @WebofScience. Previously Professor Sun has been named a Highly Cited Researcher in 2015-2017  by Clarivate Analytics.

2018 Highly Cited Researchers represent some of the world’s most influential scientific minds from 21 scientific fields (those used in Clarivate Analytics Essential Science Indicators, or ESI) or across several fields. Approximately 6,000 researchers — some 4,000 in specific fields and about 2,000 for cross-field performance, earned this distinction by writing the greatest number of reports officially designated by Essential Science Indicators (ESI) as “Highly Cited Papers” — ranking among the top 1 percent most cited for their subject field and year of publication (2006-2016). Only articles and reviews in science and social sciences journals indexed in the Web of Science were considered. Highly Cited Researchers are leading the way in solving the world’s biggest challenges.

Professor Sun is an Academician of six academies including Royal Irish Academy, Academia Europaea (The Academy of Europe), Polish Academy of Sciences, International Academy of Food Science and Technology, International Academy of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and International Academy of Refrigeration. He has published over 900 papers including more than 500 peer-reviewed journal papers indexed by Web of Science, with an average citation of over 36 per paper (Web of Science h-index = 92, SCOPUS h-index = 95), among them, 54 papers have been selected by the Essential Science IndicatorsSM as Highly Cited / Hot Papers in Field, ranking him No. 2 in the world in Agricultural Sciences.

2018 Highly Cited Researchers can be accessed at: https://hcr.clarivate.com/

Modern Techniques for Food Authentication (Second Edition) by Professor Da-Wen Sun has been published!

By: Da-Wen Sun

Modern Techniques for Food Authentication (Second Edition) by Professor Da-Wen Sun has now been published, and the contents of the book are available on Science Direct in final published form at

https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128142646/modern-techniques-for-food-authentication

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Professor Da-Wen Sun Conferred with Certificate of Foreign Member of Polish Academy of Sciences

By: Da-Wen Sun

On 24th August 2018, a special Admitting Ceremony was held in Polish Embassy to confer Professor Da-Wen Sun the certificate of Foreign Member of Polish Academy of Sciences. Professor Da-Wen Sun was elected to the Academy with the highest votes at the General Assembly held on 7 December 2017. Election to the Academy represents the highest lifetime honour bestowed by the Polish government.

 

On behalf of the Academy, Ambassador Mr Wojciech ZajÄ…czkowski presented the certificate to Professor Da-Wen Sun.


Another Well-Deserved Honourable Distinction for Professor Da-Wen Sun, a World-Renowned Food Scientist

By: Da-Wen Sun

Professor Da-Wen Sun, UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, has been elected Full Member - Academician of the International Academy of Refrigeration at its recent General Assembly held on 26 April 2018 in St. Petersburg, Russia. This is the sixth academician title that Professor Sun has been awarded since his first election to Royal Irish Academy in 2010, and subsequently to Academia Europaea (The Academy of Europe), Polish Academy of Sciences, International Academy of Food Science and Technology, and International Academy of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering.

The International Academy of Refrigeration (IAR, www.maxiar.spb.ru) is a non-governmental and non-profit organization, which is comprised of leading scientists, academics, professionals, engineers and businessmen. Its activities focus on solving complex fundamental and applied problems in refrigeration and cryogenic engineering, low-temperature energy, air conditioning, food processing and storage, ecology, economics, cryobiology, cryomedicine, еtc. IAR is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Russia, where it was legally established in 1995, being the successor of the Academy of Refrigeration registered in 1993. Famous academicians of IAR include Nobel laureates and deputies of the State Duma (Parliament) of Russia (e.g., Zhores Ivanovich Alferov, the winner of 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics), and past and present Directors General of the International Institute of Refrigeration based in Paris, France. Alongside the traditionally strong position of IAR in the post-Soviet areas where national and regional branches are established, the Academy enrols full members – academicians, corresponding members and academic advisers from all around the world. The full membership (academician) of IAR represents the highest honour in the concerned field.

Professor Sun has contributed enormously to the advancement of food refrigeration engineering on a global scale. He began work on novel refrigeration processes and systems as early as in 1994, and since joining UCD, he has focused on food chilling and freezing technologies, thereby obtaining valuable cutting-edge research results. Professor Sun has published over 100 journal articles in food chilling and freezing technologies. In July 2013, Professor Sun has been presented with “The Frozen Food Foundation Freezing Research Award” by the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) for his significant contributions to enhancing the field of food freezing technologies. This is the first time when this prestigious award has been presented to a scientist outside the USA.  

Professor Sun is among the world’s top professionals in food engineering research and education. He has published over 500 peer-reviewed journal papers (Web of Science h-index = 89, SCOPUS h-index = 94) with 50 papers being designated by ESI as Highly Cited / Hot Papers in Field. Many of his scholarly works have become standard reference materials, specifically in vacuum cooling, ultrasound-assisted freezing, computer vision of foods, food engineering models involving computational fluid dynamics, etc. Professor Sun has been honoured as one of the “Highly Cited Researchers” in the last three consecutive years (2015-2017) by Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters).

I have had the chance to meet Professor Da-Wen Sun for the first time at the early stage of his career, when he attended the international conference on “Advances in the Refrigeration Systems, Food Technologies and Cold Chain”, which took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1998 and was co-organised by myself under the aegis of the International Institute of Refrigeration. I still remember quite well the professional dynamism, spirit and purposefulness of his participation, which made an obvious impact on the audience. Since then, I have had many further occasions to cooperate and interact with Professor Sun on different joint initiatives and projects, where I have enjoyed the efficiency and accuracy of his contribution. Da-Wen has an impressive professional network of colleagues and friends all over the world and attracts young food researchers around his consolidating figure. As a full member of IAR since 2001, it was a pleasure and privilege for me to nominate him and to act as a promotor for his election to IAR.

Consequently, based on all these circumstances, I take the liberty in expressing the noble feelings of the aforementioned collegial community and in congratulating sincerely Professor Da-Wen Sun for the newly deserved honour. Let us all wish him plenty of health, creative energy and best of success for the future benefit of science, industry and society.

Kostadin Fikiin, [email protected]

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