S. Brent Morris is an American author who writes on

Freemasonry Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities ...

. He is a Master Mason, a 33° Scottish Rite Mason, and retired in 2021 as the editor of ''The Scottish Rite Journal'', a publication of the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction. Morris has served as Executive of the Cryptologic Mathematician Program at the National Security Agency and as U.S. representative to the

International Organization for Standardization The International Organization for Standardization (ISO ) is an international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries. Membership requirements are given in Ar ...

(ISO) in the area of computer security. He has taught mathematics, computer science, and cryptanalysis at Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, and the National Cryptologic School. His interests include computer interconnection networks, the mathematics of card shuffling, and recreational mathematics. Morris has been nominated by

The Mathematical Association of America The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is a professional society that focuses on mathematics accessible at the undergraduate level. Members include university, college, and high school teachers; graduate and undergraduate students; pure a ...

to be one of the

USA Science and Engineering Festival The USA Science & Engineering Festival is a bi-annual science festival held in Washington, D.C. Founded in 2010 by Larry Bock, the festival is the largest celebration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines in the ...

's Nifty Fifty Speakers who will speak about his work and career to middle and high school students in October 2010. As a Mason, he was the first American to be elected as the Worshipful Master of

Quatuor Coronati Lodge ''Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076'' (its Latin title meaning '' Four Crowned Ones'') is a Masonic Lodge in London dedicated to Masonic research. Founded in 1886, the Lodge meets at Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen Street. The name of the Lodge is ...

, the oldest Masonic Research Lodge in the world and under the jurisdiction of the United Grand Lodge of England, serving in that capacity from November 2007 to November 2008. He is a recipient of the

Grand Cross Grand Cross is the highest class in many orders, and manifested in its insignia. Exceptionally, the highest class may be referred to as Grand Cordon or equivalent. In other cases, there may exist a rank even higher than Grand Cross, e.g. Grand ...

. He holds a PhD in MathematicsMathematics Genealogy Project
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