Dr. Sophie Yan, Applications Engineer China, EDAX

Sophie Yan joined EDAX as the application scientist for EDAX China in July 2015. Her focus is on instrument demonstrations, conference and workshop presentations, and after-sales customer support. Although she is  based in China, Sophie loves to travel around Asia Pacific to support customers and conferences.

Sophie graduated from Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Science and worked for semiconductor fab and electron manufactory for years. Studying in Paris as a Ph.D candidate gave her a good experience of working with people from different backgrounds. Since joining EDAX, Sophie has had more opportunities to meet people from all over the world and she is excited about that.

In her spare time, Sophie loves reading novels. Writing in Chinese is also a hobby. She enjoys the beauty of language.