Vernon R. Morris (born January 23, 1963) is an American atmospheric scientist, Foundation Professor and Associate Dean of the Knowledge Enterprise in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University.

[4][5] His work combined experimental and theoretical investigations to better understand how chlorine oxides contributed to the depletion of stratospheric ozone.

[2] After completing his doctorate, Morris moved to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where he was made a Ford Foundation fellow.

In 1996 Morris moved to Howard University, where he was appointed deputy director of the Center for the Study of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Atmospheres.

[3] In this capacity, Morris spent two years at Goddard, where he studied the movement of aerosols and dust from Asia across the Pacific Ocean.

[6] To understand the impact of these at a global scale, Morris directed several observation missions on board the NOAA Ship Ronald H.

[7] Amongst these missions were the AERosols and Oceanographic Science Expeditions (AEROSE), which involved investigations into the air mass outflows of Africa.

[1] Through these investigations Morris was able to create the world's most comprehensive data set of atmospheric measurements and oceanographic information.

[6][7] Alongside working to support early career researchers, Morris has created educational programmes for young people.