{"id":229,"date":"2014-09-16T21:35:49","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T04:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mccloy\/?page_id=229"},"modified":"2026-08-29T21:13:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T04:13:42","slug":"john-mccloy-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mccloy\/john-mccloy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"John McCloy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull are-vertically-aligned-top wsu-width--full is-layout-flex wp-container-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:68%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About me<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ever since walking into my Grandfather\u2019s aeronautics laboratory at the University of Illinois at the age of 5, I dreamed of being an engineer. While I have not (yet) become the space geologist I thought sounded cool at age 10, I have had the privilege of doing quite a few different things in my career so far. I have had the chance to work as an engineer in design, manufacturing operations, and test environments in the microelectronics and aerospace industries. I then worked on the Development side of R&amp;D for several years in industry before going to a Department of Energy national laboratory to work on the Research side of R&amp;D. Five years later I found myself as a professor at Washington State University, fulfilling a dream of being able to teach as well as carry out research. Along the way I have held roles in line management and project management, leading multi-disciplinary teams, and even performed anthropological field work on occupational and corporate culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a materials scientist and engineer, I waffle between intense interest in fundamental scientific issues and the economic necessity of applying knowledge and engineering technology. My diverse background has given me broad technical experience, but fundamentally I see the world through the lens of a classically trained materials scientist. Over the years I have worked in cryogenics, infrared optical ceramics and glasses, nuclear waste forms, magnetic nanoparticles, and nuclear steels. I often collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and nuclear engineers, geologists, chemists, and physicists, as we have overlapping interest areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At home I enjoy gardening and botany, mineralogy and rock collecting, and having adventures with my family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>1996 \u2014 S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Materials Science &amp; Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2004 \u2014 M.A., University of Arizona, Cultural Anthropology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2007 \u2014 M.S., University of Arizona, Materials Science &amp; Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2008 \u2014 Ph.D., University of Arizona, Materials Science &amp; Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>1998\u20131999 \u2014 Crane Interpoint, Redmond, WA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2000\u20132008 \u2014 Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, AZ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2008\u20132013 \u2014 Battelle Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2013\u2013present \u2014 Washington State University, Pullman, WA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1.1rem\"><strong>\u2190 Back to <a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mccloy\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:32%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2015\/08\/McCloy.jpg\" alt=\"John McCloy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Office: Dana 239D<br>Phone: (509) 335-7796<br>Email: <a href=\"mailto:john.mccloy@wsu.edu\">john.mccloy@wsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering<br>Washington State University<br>PO BOX 642920<br>Pullman, WA 99164-2920<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mme.wsu.edu\/mme-personnel\/wsu-profile\/john.mccloy\/\">WSU MME faculty profile<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/john.mccloy.info\/index.html\">Personal information page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=zI6h66AAAAAJ\">Google Scholar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/materialsresearch.wsu.edu\/johnmccloy\/\">Institute of Materials Research<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About me Ever since walking into my Grandfather\u2019s aeronautics laboratory at the University of Illinois at the age of 5, I dreamed of being an engineer. 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