BA-SID Professional Person Spotlight – Majid Esfandyarpour

Majid Esfandyarpour is an electrical engineer with a background in optical technologies and nanoscale materials. He currently works as a display tech lead at Amazon, contributing to the development of emerging device technologies aimed at improving human-computer interaction experiences.

Before joining Amazon, Majid was a member of Apple’s iPhone display team, where he had the opportunity to work on advancing display technologies used by millions of people daily.

Majid holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, where his research focused on nanophotonics and metasurfaces. He continued at Stanford as a postdoctoral scholar, exploring optical materials and device engineering. His academic work contributed to the broader understanding of light-matter interactions at the nanoscale, with applications in display technologies. Notably, part of of his PhD research was published in Science, demonstrating breakthrough 10,000 pixels-per-degree OLED displays.

Throughout his career, Majid has worked to connect scientific research with practical engineering solutions, helping to transform innovative concepts into useful technologies. When not working, he enjoys hiking in nature, watching movies, and listening to podcasts.