Summary
Yawei Sun is a technology delivery director with over three decades of R&D and engineering leadership, specializing in taking innovations from concept through commercialization and manufacturing. At Corning he has led expatriate assignments across China and the U.S., established Gorilla Glass manufacturing in China, and now directs technical glass technologies for automotive applications. His expertise spans innovation models, new product and process development, numerical simulation and specialty glassmaking, combined with strategic and operational leadership. Fluent in English and Chinese, he pairs deep technical credentials (Ph.D. in Engineering) with executive education from Harvard and Tuck, enabling him to bridge research, business development and large-scale production. A pragmatic innovator, he is known for translating complex materials science into manufacturable products across global teams.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Engineering, Ph.D., Engineering at Colorado State University
High School, High School at Yongcheng No..1 High School
Executive Education, General Management Program, Executive Education, General Management Program at Harvard Business School
BS & MS, Engineering, BS & MS, Engineering at Peking University
Executive Education, Executive Education at Tuck Business Shool
Visiting Scholar, Engineering, Visiting Scholar, Engineering at Kyoto University
English, Chinese, Japanese