Primary Job Title Chief Technology Officer Primary Organization 
Antenna79
Location Encinitas, California, United States Regions Greater San Diego Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
Dr. Ryan McCaughey joined Pong in June 2011 and is the Chief Technology Officer for the company, where he leads the technical team that designs and tests the Pong technology.
He has a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Manchester (UK) for his thesis on Laser Stimulation of Nerves.
He also received a Masters in Physics with
Technological Physics from the University of Manchester.
Dr. McCaughey grew up in Northern Ireland, before moving to the United States in 2007 for a research position at the Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, where he researched laser surgery of the bones in the ear.
In 2009, Dr. McCaughey joined the International Foundation for Science, Health and the Environment (IFSHE) in Los Angeles, where he worked on development of a plasma centrifuge for isotope separation and the genesis of the technology that became the foundation for Pong Research Corporation.
Dr. McCaughey is the author of 4 peer-reviewed journal articles. In his spare time Ryan enjoys playing and watching sports, including soccer, rugby and gaelic football.
Ryan’s perspective on what motivates him daily about being part of the Pong team: “Pong is the perfect opportunity for me to use by physics background to develop a technology that has a direct benefit to people’s lives.”
