Center for Paleontology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Forbes Natural History Building
1816 S. Oak St., Champaign, IL 61820, USA
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Sam W. Heads, PhD, FLS
Director & Curator-in-Charge
Center for Paleontology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Other Appointments
Affiliate Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Affiliate Professor, Department of Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Affiliate Professor, Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fellow, The Linnean Society of London
Editor-in-Chief, Kentiana
Education
PhD, Palaeontology, University of Portsmouth, UK, 2006–2009
BSc (Hons) Palaeobiology & Evolution, University of Portsmouth, UK, 2001–2004
Research Interests
Paleontology, systematics, comparative morphology, and evolutionary history of terrestrial arthropods,
specifically Hexapoda, with particular focus on Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets) and related polyneopteran orders.
Director & Curator-in-Charge
Center for Paleontology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Other Appointments
Affiliate Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Affiliate Professor, Department of Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Affiliate Professor, Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fellow, The Linnean Society of London
Editor-in-Chief, Kentiana
Education
PhD, Palaeontology, University of Portsmouth, UK, 2006–2009
BSc (Hons) Palaeobiology & Evolution, University of Portsmouth, UK, 2001–2004
Research Interests
Paleontology, systematics, comparative morphology, and evolutionary history of terrestrial arthropods,
specifically Hexapoda, with particular focus on Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets) and related polyneopteran orders.
