He teaches environmental geology, climate history, satellite remote sensing, plate tectonics, and geomorphology. Will grew up in Charlotte, Vermont and graduated from Champlain Valley Union High School in 1997. He received his B.A. from Carleton College, his M.Sc. from U.C. Santa Barbara, and his Ph.D. from Caltech. His research focuses on developing techniques to date the age of rocks and sediment deposits.