Terry Alford
Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Alford's teaching interests include X-ray and electron diffraction, introduction to physical materials science and laboratory, structure and properties of materials and advanced materials issues in semiconductor processing.
Recent stories
March 26, 2024
Anthony Waas, the new director of ASU’s School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, lays out a vision for a new way to educate engineers.
December 4, 2023
Nathan Newman was recognized for his research in ceramics that paved the way for improved cell phone technology.
April 21, 2023
ASU alumnus Robert Moody reflects on his educational experience as a Black engineer and international career in the semiconductor industry.
February 3, 2023
ASU electrical engineering faculty members are working on Intel-funded grant programs to help diversify the semiconductor workforce.
Additional stories
ASU researchers use diamonds for electrical power
December 27, 2022
Professor Trevor Thornton leads research through ASU’s AMPED Science and Technology Center to create diamond and boron nitride transistors.
Stepping up the push for progress
February 22, 2022
ASU’s National Society of Black Engineers chapter is hoping to move closer to reaching its educational, professional and cultural goals by ramping up outreach and diversity efforts.
Semiconductor certificate moves students from lab to fab
July 28, 2021
A new ASU engineering certificate program equips graduate students with the fundamentals of semiconductor manufacturing.
New engineering program supports a sustainable energy future
November 17, 2020
ASU’s new multidisciplinary master’s degree prepares engineers to “speak different languages” and shape the future of the energy industry.
ASU engineering professors named as Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors
August 15, 2019
Terry Alford and Andreas Spanias are two of 54 academic inventors selected as Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) spring 2019 class.