Jan Zalasiewicz

Jan Zalasiewicz (born 1954 in Manchester^[1]) is a British-Polish geologist and palaeontologist,^[2] emeritus professor at the University of Leicester,^[3][4] and Ig Nobel laureate.^[5]

Jan Zalasiewicz (down right) in 2023

Life

His parents escaped from Siberia with the Anders' Army.^[6] He was the head of the Anthropocene Working Group from 2009 to 2020.^[7]

Publications

• The Earth After Us (2008), ISBN 9780199214976.
• The Planet in a Pebble: A Journey Into Earth's Deep History (2012)
• The Cosmic Oasis: The Remarkable Story of Earth's Biosphere (2022), with Mark Williams ISBN 9780198845874