In recent years, more than 40 academic papers have been published in core journals at home and abroad, among which 19 papers have been included by SCI, EI and ISTP. The scientific research achievements won the first prize of 200 1 Natural Science Award of China University of the Ministry of Education, and the second prize of Scientific and Technological Progress of the Ministry of Education 1998. Sun won the Youth Science and Technology Award in 2000.

In 2002, the teaching work won the first prize of the Excellent Teaching Quality Award of China University of Mining and Technology Beijing Campus (now China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing)), and in 2004, it won the second prize of the 9th Fok Ying Tung Young Teacher Award (teaching category). The key discipline construction project he was responsible for won the first prize in the Ninth Five-Year Plan and "2 1 1 project" of China University of Mining and Technology. He has visited and conducted international studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of California at Berkeley, Kyoto University and Polish Silesia University of Technology at Glivece. At present, he is also a member of the Professional Committee of Rock Physics and Mathematical Simulation of the Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering and a member of the China National Group of the International Society of Rock Mechanics.