Terril Hurst

Adjunct Professor of Optical Sciences

Contact Information
  • Telephone:
    520-626-7356
  • Email:
    terril.hurst@gmail.com
  • Mailing Address:
    Dr. Terril Hurst
    University of Arizona
    Optical Sciences Center
    Meinel Building
    1630 East University Boulevard
    Tucson, Arizona  85721  USA
Dr. Terril Hurst
Education
  • PhD, Brigham Young University, 1986
  • MS, Brigham Young University, 1978
  • BS, Brigham Young University, 1978

Employment

  • Hewlett-Packard Laboratories: Adjunct Professor, Optical Sciences, 1999-date; Senior Research Engineer, HP Labs 1990-1999; Visiting Scholar, HPL-Stanford Computer Science Center, 1988-1990
  • Hewlett-Packard Company: Tool Integration Manager, HP Corporate Engineering, 1986-1988; Development Engineer, HP Disc Memory Division, 1978-1986

Awards and Honors

  • HP Labs Joel S. Birnbaum Prize for Innovation, 2001 (Contributions to DVD+RW)
  • Patent on inexpensive non-volatile memory device
  • Patent on method for decomposing servo error contributors

Professional Activities

  • Advisory Chair, Optical Data Storage Conference
  • Encyclopedia of Modern Optics, Editorial Advisory Board

Research

  • Networked data storage systems performance. Alternative clustered-cache algorithms and architectures for scalable throughput in data storage arrays. Cooperative web-caching algorithms.
  • Physical limits of materials used as data storage media.
  • Precision servomechanics for data storage devices.