Dr. Morse was born in New York, received his BS and MS in Biomedical Engineering from Tulane University in New Orleans in 1981 and 1982. He went on to get his Ph.D. at age 24 from Clemson University in South Carolina in 1985.
After 18 long months in industry, Dr. Morse joined the Electrical Engineering Faculty of Auburn University in 1987. During his first year as an academic he won both an NSF and IEEE initiation grant. (He declined the IEEE grant.) During his three years at Auburn he published on the topics
of speech recognition from signals secondary to
speech and electrical stimulation. At Auburn, Dr. Morse advised five
students to Master's degrees and developed a successful consultancy in the
area of electric shock injury and electromechanical product failure. He
has testified as an expert witness in both state and federal court on
several occasions.
In 1990 Dr. Morse received a patent for an electrical stimulation system using parallel processing architecture.
Also in 1990, Dr. Morse joined the faculty of electrical engineering at the University of San Diego. In the years that have ensued Dr. Morse has received Tenure, been promoted to Associate Professor and is active in teaching, research, and consulting. His ongoing research includes studying pathways followed by current during an electrical accident and analyzing the potential for injuries such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Dr. Morse has taught a broad array of classes but enjoys computer design classes and classes that focus on the interface between man and man's technology.
Dr. Morse rounded out his interest in technology and the law by pursuing and completing a law degree at USD Law School. After degree completion in 1999, Dr. Morse passed the California bar and was licensed before the start of the new millennium. His legal interests currently include technology, academic, and civil rights law. Dr. Morse weaves his legal knowledge into his teaching on a regular basis.
Dr. Morse is an avid boater and became Captain Morse in 1996, receiving a Coast Guard license to charter his sailboat leading to a short-lived career as the proprietor of "Rustic Luxury Yacht Charters." In 2001, he lived some of his dreams by spending part of his sabbatical year cruising aboard his 47 foot Gulfstar Sailmaster. The 6000 mile adventure included two blue water crossings. Ports of call included Oahu and Kauai on Hawaii and the inside passage of Alaska. It was the trip of a lifetime which he hopes to repeat again.