Lori Hamilton

Advanced Displays: The Material Difference

At Corning, we are forming the display-driven future, building on decades of experience in advanced flat-glass manufacturing to help customers push the limits of display form factors and performance. While we believe LCD technology will continue to lead the display market for years to come, technology advancements in OLED and microLED, as well as increasing investment in mid-size fabs, make this a pivotal moment for the industry. In this presentation, we will discuss the technical challenges that advanced glass substrates, processing, and surface treatments are helping to address and the growth opportunities in automotive and other display-adjacent industries that leverage glass science and the display industry’s expertise.

Lori Hamilton was appointed division vice president and director, Technology, Corning® Gorilla® Glass, in July 2022. In this role, Hamilton manages the overall Gorilla Glass Technology organization to include development, reliability, commercial technology, and product engineering. She is responsible for the integration across research, development, engineering, and manufacturing. Hamilton joined Corning in 1993 as a process engineer in the Harrodsburg, Kentucky, plant. She went on to hold a number of product and technology leadership positions in Corning Display Technologies. From 1994 to 1998, Hamilton worked in Shizuoka, Japan, as a project engineer, applications engineer, and leader of the process engineering team. Upon relocating to Corning New York, she established and led the product technology function from 1999 to 2001. In mid-2002, she was appointed assistant product line manager in Tokyo. In 2005, she assumed responsibility for the worldwide product engineering function and in 2008, moved onto the commercial technology leadership role for Corning Display Technologies. From 2012, she led the Commercial Technology function for High Performance Displays, supporting the establishment of Corning’s offerings for LTPS LCD, OLED, and oxide displays. From 2014, her scope was expanded to encompass the Commercial Technology function for Corning Glass Technologies, integrating capabilities and opportunities in flat glass. In 2020, she was appointed director of Commercial Technology and Display Innovations. Hamilton holds a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in Japanese studies from Bucknell University. She also holds a Master of Science in engineering and technology management from the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and The Wharton School.