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.
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]
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.
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]