{"id":2,"date":"2015-04-30T16:28:04","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T16:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mccluskey\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:44:59","slug":"welcome-to-the-wsu-web","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mccluskey\/","title":{"rendered":"McCluskey research group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">McCluskey Research Group<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/841\/2023\/07\/Group2023-scaled-e1689804430799-792x400.jpg\" alt=\"McCluskey group members standing in front of an astrophysics poster. L to R: Macarena, Lauren, Matt, Cassi, Cody, Julie\" class=\"wp-image-292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/841\/2023\/07\/Group2023-scaled-e1689804430799-792x400.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/841\/2023\/07\/Group2023-scaled-e1689804430799-396x200.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/841\/2023\/07\/Group2023-scaled-e1689804430799-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/841\/2023\/07\/Group2023-scaled-e1689804430799-1536x775.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/841\/2023\/07\/Group2023-scaled-e1689804430799-990x500.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/841\/2023\/07\/Group2023-scaled-e1689804430799-1188x600.jpg 1188w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/841\/2023\/07\/Group2023-scaled-e1689804430799.jpg 1862w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">L to R: Macarena, Lauren, Matt, Cassi, Cody, Julie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-font-size--large\">Professor Matthew D. McCluskey (Department of Physics and Astronomy) performs research on semiconductors, optics, and high-pressure physics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Links &amp; Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Startup company: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.klarscientific.com\/\">klarscientific.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=uPt66RUAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\">Google Scholar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/841\/2025\/06\/McCluskey_Profile-2025.pdf\">Curriculum vita (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/laurenmccluskey.org\">Lauren McCluskey Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research areas:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Defects in semiconductors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Materials under pressure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optics and microscopy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shock compression of semiconductors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spectroscopy, including photoluminescence and IR<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current members:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Matt McCluskey, Principal Investigator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abhilipsa Barik, Materials Science Ph.D. student<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julie Miller, Physics Ph.D. student<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Macarena Santillan, Physics Ph.D. student<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Web site supported by NSF Grant DMR-2335744<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McCluskey Research Group Professor Matthew D. 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