Karen Dale Williams Morse is a inorganic chemist. She was president of Western Washington University from 1993 until 2008, and was named the Bowman Distinguished Professor in 2014. She is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Karen Morse | |
|---|---|
| Born | Karen Dale Williams |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Utah State University Western Washington University |
| Thesis | Reactions of the borane group as a Lewis acid (1967) |
Education and career
editMorse has a B.A. from Denison University (1962), and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.[1] During her Ph.D. she worked on Lewis acids.[2] Morse joined the faculty of Utah State University in 1968 in the department of chemistry and biochemistry,[3] and subsequently became the department head, the dean,[4] and was named provost in 1989.[5][3] In 1993 she moved to Western Washington University where she was president until 2008.[3] In 2014, Morse was named the Bowman Distinguished Professor at Western Washington University.[6]
Morse's early research centered on the production[7] and properties[8] of phosphines. She also worked on borohydrides,[9][10] phosphite,[11] metal-phosphorus compounds,[12][13] aryl phosphines[14] Morse also led the professional training committee at the American Chemical Society where she expanded on options for recognizing educators who teach chemistry at the undergraduate and high school level.[15][16]
Selected publications
edit- Takusagawa, Fusao; Fumagalli, Alessandro; Koetzle, Thomas F.; Shore, Sheldon G.; Schmitkons, Thomas; Fratini, Albert V.; Morse, Karen W.; Wei, Chiau-Yu; Bau, Robert (1981). "Neutron and x-ray diffraction studies of tris(methyldiphenylphosphine)[tetrahydroborato(1-)]copper, Cu[P(C6H5)2CH3]3(BH4). The first accurate characterization of an unsupported metal-hydrogen-boron bridge bond". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 103 (17): 5165–5171. doi:10.1021/ja00407a035. ISSN 0002-7863.
- Morse, Karen W.; Morse, Joseph G. (1973). "Free radical reactions of tetrafluorodiphosphine. Preparation of 1,2-bis(difluorophosphino)ethane". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 95 (25): 8469–8470. doi:10.1021/ja00806a057. ISSN 0002-7863.
- Morse, Joseph G.; Morse, Karen W. (1975). "Photoreactions of tetrafluorodiphosphine with nonsubstituted olefins and perfluoroolefins". Inorganic Chemistry. 14 (3): 565–569. doi:10.1021/ic50145a024. ISSN 0020-1669.
- Fife, Dennis J.; Moore, William M.; Morse, Karen W. (1984). "Solution equilibria of tertiary phosphine complexes of copper(I) halides". Inorganic Chemistry. 23 (12): 1684–1691. doi:10.1021/ic00180a011. ISSN 0020-1669.
- Bommer, Jerry C.; Morse, Karen W. (1980). "Single hydrogen-boron bridged species: tris(methyldiphenylphosphine) complexes of silver(I) and copper(I) containing tetrahydroborate and (ethoxycarbonyl)trihydroborate". Inorganic Chemistry. 19 (3): 587–593. doi:10.1021/ic50205a003. ISSN 0020-1669.
Awards and honors
editMorse was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1986.[17] In 1997 she received the Garvan–Olin Medal for scientific accomplishments by a woman chemist from the American Chemical Society.[18] In 2012 Western Washington University named the chemistry building the Karen W. Morse Hall in recognition of her.[19] In 2021, Utah State University awarded her with an honorary doctorate.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Karen Williams Morse - Denison University Alumni". 2020-09-25. Archived from the original on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ MORSE, KAREN DALE WILLIAMS (1967). Reactions of the borane group as a Lewis acid (Thesis). OCLC 68277057.
- ^ a b c University, Utah State (2007-11-15). "Former USU Provost Karen Morse Announces Retirement in Washington". Utah State Today. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ a b University, Utah State (2021-04-27). "Three Individuals to Receive Honorary Degrees at USU's 134th Commencement". Utah State Today. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ House, Dawn (1989-06-28). "Dean at USU is state's first woman provost". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 20. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ "Karen W. Morse Institute". BBJ Today. Vol. 22, no. 12. December 2014 – via Gale.
- ^ Morse, Karen W.; Morse, Joseph G. (1973). "Free radical reactions of tetrafluorodiphosphine. Preparation of 1,2-bis(difluorophosphino)ethane". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 95 (25): 8469–8470. doi:10.1021/ja00806a057. ISSN 0002-7863.
- ^ Morse, Karen W.; Parry, Robert W. (1967). "The Basic Properties of Tetrafluorodiphosphine. The Synthesis of Tetrafluorodiphosphine Borane". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 89 (1): 172–173. doi:10.1021/ja00977a049. ISSN 0002-7863.
- ^ Bommer, Jerry C.; Morse, Karen W. (1977). "[(MePh 2 P) 3 CuBH 4 ]: a single M–H bridged tetrahydroborate". J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. (5): 137–138. doi:10.1039/C39770000137. ISSN 0022-4936.
- ^ Bommer, Jerry C.; Morse, Karen W. (1980). "Single hydrogen-boron bridged species: tris(methyldiphenylphosphine) complexes of silver(I) and copper(I) containing tetrahydroborate and (ethoxycarbonyl)trihydroborate". Inorganic Chemistry. 19 (3): 587–593. doi:10.1021/ic50205a003. ISSN 0020-1669.
- ^ Bommer, Jerry C.; Morse, Karen W. (1983). "Phosphite complexes of copper(I) containing chloride, tetrahydroborate, and (ethoxycarbonyl)trihydroborate". Inorganic Chemistry. 22 (4): 592–596. doi:10.1021/ic00146a005. ISSN 0020-1669.
- ^ Fife, Dennis J.; Moore, William M.; Morse, Karen W. (1984). "Solution equilibria of tertiary phosphine complexes of copper(I) halides". Inorganic Chemistry. 23 (12): 1684–1691. doi:10.1021/ic00180a011. ISSN 0020-1669.
- ^ Fife, Dennis J.; Moore, William M.; Morse, Karen W. (1985). "Photosensitized isomerization of norbornadiene to quadricyclane with (arylphosphine)copper(I) halides". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 107 (24): 7077–7083. doi:10.1021/ja00310a053. ISSN 0002-7863.
- ^ Fife, Dennis J.; Morse, Karen W.; Moore, William M. (1984). "Electronic transitions of aryl phosphines". Journal of Photochemistry. 24 (3): 249–263. doi:10.1016/0047-2670(84)87004-5.
- ^ Morse, Karen W. (1992-04-13). "ACS COMMENT: Degree options for ACS certification". Chemical & Engineering News Archive. 70 (15): 67. doi:10.1021/cen-v070n015.p067. ISSN 0009-2347.
- ^ Morse, Karen W. (1992-11-23). "ACS COMMENT: CPT and Education Challenges". Chemical & Engineering News Archive. 70 (47): 28. doi:10.1021/cen-v070n047.p028. ISSN 0009-2347.
- ^ "Historic Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science". www.aaas.org. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ "Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal Recipients". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ "Chemistry Building renamed for Karen Morse | Western Today | Western Washington University". westerntoday.wwu.edu. December 17, 2012. Retrieved 2022-04-10.