Eric Moorhouse is a native of Toronto, Canada. He obtained his BSc (1980), MSc (1984) and PhD (1987) from the University of Toronto. During 1980–83 he taught secondary school in rural Nigeria under CUSO. He has held visiting positions at the University of Oregon, Eindhoven University of Technology, University of Waterloo, Queen's University, Memorial University of Newfoundland, and University of Delaware. Since 1989 he has been a faculty member in mathematics at the University of Wyoming.