John Zhong

John Z. Zhong is a vice president of hardware engineering at Apple, dedicated to panel, process and optics.

Education
Zhong received a B.S. in physics in 1983 from in, China. In, he received a M.S. and Ph.D. in physics from in 1990 and 1993, respectively. He remained a research fellow in liquid crystal technology at Case Western until April 1995.

Career
In May 1995, Zhong became a senior staff engineer at OIS Optical Imaging Systems in, developing super-high aperture TFT technology. However, international competition put the company out of business by 1998.

Apple
Zhong joined Apple Computer in November 1998 as a technical lead in engineering display modules for PowerBooks, iPods, and iMacs. By October 2004, he was senior manager of display engineering. In October 2009, he became a DEST (distinguished engineer, scientist & technologist), working on touch display technology for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad product lines. He eventually advanced to become vice president in October 2018. Zhong shares patents in LCD technology at Apple, such as the Retina display.

Awards
In 2009, Zhong was awarded a fellowship by the (SID) for his contributions to display technology. In 2022, Zhong and colleague Wei Chen were awarded the Prize "for their exceptional leadership and technical contributions in driving innovation in displays for the consumer electronics industry, especially computers, mobile phones, electronic tablets, and smart watches."