The Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

Qun (Kristy) Sun

Associate Professor

Viticulture and Enology | 559.278.5392 | Office: VE 209

qsun@csufresno.edu

Education

M.S. - Southwest Agricultural University, China
Ph.D. - Cornell University

Courses Taught

Introduction to Enology (ENOL 15)
Wine Evaluation Techniques (ENOL 45)
Grape and Wine Chemistry (ENOL 110)
Analytical Methods for Wine I (ENOL 115)
Wine Analysis and Production (ENOL 164)
Winery Management (ENOL 175)
Independent Study (ENOL 190)
Advanced Grape and Wine Chemistry (VEN 210)
Thesis (VEN 299)

Dr. Sun received her Ph.D. in wine chemistry from Cornell University. The focus of her dissertation was on chemosensory and viticultural studies of hybrid grape and resulting wines.

Before joining the Department of Viticulture and Enology at Fresno State in August 2017, she was appointed as a Food Scientist at the International Food Network (now Covance Food Solutions) where she conducted food/beverage development and reformulation using instrumental analysis and sensory evaluation.

She also previously taught Food Analysis for the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at Fresno State.

Her research interests are grape/wine aroma and flavor compound identification, the impact of viticultural practices on grape and wine quality, developing new analytical techniques for measurement of grape and wine components, determining the relationship between sensory attributes and wine composition.