Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies Audra Morse
Contact Information
Name: Audra N. Morse, Ph.D.
Phone: 806.742.3451
Email: audra.n.morse@ttu.edu
Web Site: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/ceweb/FacultyStaff/staff.php?StaffID=5
Education
B. S. Environmental Engineering, Texas Tech University, 1999
M. Environmental Engineering, Texas Tech University, 1999
Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2003
Biography
Dr. Audra Morse, P.E., is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas Tech University. Her professional experience is focused on water and wastewater treatment, specifically water reclamation systems and the fate of personal products in treatment systems. She is part of a NASA research group investigating the benefits of membrane-aerated biological reactors. In an exciting new area of research, Audra and others are investigating the use of organoselenium compounds to inhibit biofouling of RO membranes.
Morse serves on a number of professional organization committees including serving as a corresponding member of the ASCE’s Committee on Faculty Development, a member of ASCE EWRI Health and Water Quality Committee, and many others. She also serves as a reviewer for many professional journals and has served in the ASCE ExCEEd Workshops as an assistant mentor and mentor capacity. She proudly serves as the lead faculty advisor of the Texas Tech ASCE Student Chapter.
Morse is also the author and/or co-author of more than 30 published archival journal articles and in the last 8 years has participated in research with other collaborators totaling over $10 million. She has received the two highest teaching honors at Texas Tech, Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award and the President’s Excellence in Teaching Award. She has a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Texas Tech University and is a graduate of the Master of Environmental Engineering Program.