Ocean Optics Appoints Director of Asia Operations

January 2007

Ling Sun to lead local team in support of Pacific Rim customers and distributors

Dunedin, Florida (January 25, 2007) –  Optical sensing and spectroscopy manufacturer Ocean Optics has appointed Ling Sun, Ph.D. to head up its newly established Shanghai, China office, Ocean Optics Asia.  As Director of Asia Operations, Sun will provide a regional approach to the sales and service of the company’s optical sensing, display optics, and biophotonics technologies in the rapidly expanding Asian market.

Ling Sun 

In this new role, Sun will lead a team of application, sales and software engineers, supporting the company’s distributors and customers in the Pacific Rim.  She is responsible for bringing Ocean Optics’ miniature fiber optic spectrometers, optical sensors, sampling accessories, light sources, fibers, probes, thin films and optics to new applications and markets. 

Prior to accepting this position with Ocean Optics, Sun spent more than 2 years as the lead engineer for Ocean Optics products at BAS Japan (Tokyo, Japan), a local distributor for Ocean Optics. 

“With a regional team in place, we will be better positioned to bring Ocean Optics technologies to customers throughout Asia,” said Sun. “Our high-level customer service brings together product experience and technical expertise, enabling both customers and Ocean Optics to take advantage of the power of optical sensing.”

Originally from the Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China, Sun earned a doctorate in Material Sciences from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo, Japan) in 2004 and a Master of Science Degree from Saitama University (Saitama-shi, Japan) in 2000.  Before moving to Japan to further her education, Sun worked as a newscaster for science and technology programs at Sichuan TV (China), and as a teaching assistant at University of Chengdu Physical Education (Chengdu, China). She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Sichuan Normal University (Chengdu, China) in 1989.

For more information, visit www.oceanopticschina.cn, or call +86 21-5206-8686.  Ocean Optics Asia is located at: 137 Xianxia Road, Suite 1801, Changning District, Shanghai 200051 PRC, China.

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