MICHAEL MORSE

Michael Morse is interested in the electronic structure and spectroscopy of small molecules, typically containing transition metals, lanthanides, or actinides, which are studied using laser spectroscopy. He is also interested in the electronic and geometrical structure of small semimetal clusters, including those formed from boron and silicon.Born in West Virginia, he moved to western Pennsylvania at the age of 5. He attended Haverford College, outside of Philadelphia, for his B.S. degree, then went to the University of Chicago for his Ph.D. After a period of postdoctoral research with Richard E. Smalley at Rice University, he moved to Utah as an Assistant Professor in 1985.