Paul Willis (science communicator)

Paul M. A. Willis is an Australian palaeontologist, science communicator and former Director of the Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus).

Willis's doctoral studies resulted in the erection of several new taxa including the subfamily Mekosuchinae, and the genera Baru, Kambara, Australosuchus, Trilophosuchus and Harpacoshampsa.

He conducted extensive field work, mostly in North Queensland, as well as completing a period as a paleontological preparator at the Australian Museum.

[1] During his career in public broadcasting, Willis went on to report and present stories for Quantum and Catalyst on ABC and the series Monster Bug Wars on SBS.

[4] In 2000 Willis was a joint recipient of the Eureka Prize for Science Communication and was voted Australian Skeptic of the Year in 2002 for working to counter pseudoscience.