His research focuses on developing systems that can provide for the energy needs over the next 100 years. Specifically, Terry works to develop materials for use in advanced nuclear plants and solar electrical generation. He utilizes synchrotron radiation techniques to study the electronic and geometric structure of materials. Terry is currently the Chair of the Advanced Test Reactor Users Organization, a group representing the scientists and engineers using the reactor to improve nuclear reactor materials. He received an S. B. degree in Chemistry from the University of Chicago in 1990 and a Ph. D. in Chemical Physics from Stanford University in 1997.