Sam W. Heads
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Sam W. Heads is a British entomologist and insect palaeontologist, a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
and an Officer of the Orthopterists' Society
.
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
. He is based at the Illinois Natural History Survey
, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
.
Linnean Society of London
The Linnean Society of London is the world's premier society for the study and dissemination of taxonomy and natural history. It publishes a zoological journal, as well as botanical and biological journals...
and an Officer of the Orthopterists' Society
Orthopterists' Society
The Orthopterists' Society is an international scientific organization devoted to facilitating communication among those interested in Orthoptera and related organisms. The Society currently has 330 members from 43 countries on six continents...
.
He received his training at the University of Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth
The University of Portsmouth is a university in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The University was ranked 60th out of 122 in The Sunday Times University Guide...
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
Orthoptera
Orthoptera is an order of insects with paurometabolous or incomplete metamorphosis, including the grasshoppers, crickets and locusts.Many insects in this order produce sound by rubbing their wings against each other or their legs, the wings or legs containing rows of corrugated bumps...
. He is based at the Illinois Natural History Survey
Illinois Natural History Survey
The Illinois Natural History Survey , located on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, is an active research institution with over 200 staff members, and it maintains one of the largest State-operated museums in the United States, with collections...
, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
.