Sam W. Heads
Sam W. Heads | |
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| Born | 22 April 1983 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Portsmouth Ph.D, 2009; B.Sc. (Hons), 2004 |
| Occupation(s) | Paleontologist, Entomologist |
| Spouse | Tina Louise Heads |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009- University of Portsmouth 2001-2009 |
| Doctoral advisor | Dr David M. Martill (University of Portsmouth) |
| Other academic advisors | Prof. Dr. Paul A. Selden (University of Kansas) |
Sam W. Heads (born 22 April 1983 in Northumberland, UK) is a British palaeontologist, a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and an Officer of the Orthopterists' Society.[1]
He received his training at the University of Portsmouth where he was awarded a B.Sc. (Hons) in Palaeobiology and Evolution in 2004 and a Ph.D. in Entomology in 2009. Dr. Heads is an authority on the taxonomy, systematics and palaeontology of Orthoptera.[2] He is based at the Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[3]
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Categories:
- 1983 births
- British entomologists
- British palaeontologists
- Evolutionary biologists
- British zoologists
- British naturalists
- Alumni of the University of Portsmouth
- People from Northumberland
- Fellows of the Linnean Society of London
- Fellows of the Royal Entomological Society
- Living people
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign faculty