Will was one of Australia's best known and most highly regarded researchers in physical geodesy specialising in precise computation of the Geoid and the Vertical Datum. Throughout his research career, he was based at Curtin University in Western Australia but he achieved international recognition as an innovative thinker and as a leader of his community.
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