From 1983 to 2003,he was a professor at the University of Arizona[6] and continues to author works in peer-reviewed journals and science magazines. He is also co-author of the college textbook Modern Global Seismology (1995,Elsevier: ISBN9780080536712).
From 2011 to 2017, Wallace was the Laboratory's principal associate director for Global Security and the senior intelligence executive, overseeing national security programs including nuclear nonproliferation, counterproliferation, and industry partnerships. From 2006 to 2011, he was the Laboratory's principal associate director for Science, Technology, and Engineering, during which he implemented the capability model for scientists and engineers and developed the science pillars that guide the Laboratory's institutional investment strategies.[7]
Wallace is an internationally recognized scientific authority in geophysics and forensic seismology, which is the study of earthquakes and seismic waves as they relate to nuclear weapons testing, and has evaluated more than 1,700 U.S. and foreign nuclear tests.[8]
In 2011, a mineral Terrywallaceite was named after him in recognition of his efforts in education, research, and service to mineralogy. [9]
Personal life
He is a wilderness ultra runner and hiker. Wallace is a mineral collector, a hobby fostered by his father from an early age.He has visited mining communities and mineral localities across both North and South America, and has written extensively on various aspects of mineralogy for amateurs.He is the author of a popular mineral book Collecting Arizona (Lithographie, 2012: ISBN9780983632313), which chronicles the mineral history of the Copper State.
He is married to geophysicist Michelle Hall and has one son and two grandchildren.[citation needed]
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