As a solar energy industry analyst at Solarbuzz, Ray Lian is responsible for market and industry research and forecasts for the solar photovoltaic industry in key Asian markets, including mainland China, Taiwan and South Korea.

Before joining Solarbuzz, Lian was manager of the sales division at PulsePower Technologies, a distributor of lasers and photonics products in China. He also served at Coherent Inc., a worldwide leading laser supplier, for six years in sales and market development of laser systems for industrial and scientific applications. Lian holds a BSc in Applied Physics and a Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China. He also spent two years at Argonne National Laboratory performing post-doctorate research on ultrafast laser spectroscopy.