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

References

1. Jan Zalasiewicz.
2. The Conversation Profile.
3. University of Leicester staff page.
4. Jan Zalasiewicz, University of Leicester - A New Age - The Academic Minute, academicminute.org, 5 August 2016, archived from the original on 2024-01-07, retrieved 2020-07-09
5. Past Ig Winners, improbable.com, August 2006, archived from the original on 2023-09-17, retrieved 2023-09-17
6. Więc chodź, zafoliuj mi świat. Antropocen, epoka człowieka, epoka plastiku.
7. "Anthropocene Curriculum". www.anthropocene-curriculum.org. Retrieved 2023-09-17.

External links

• Zalasiewicz's page at the University of Leicester Archived 2022-04-28 at the Wayback Machine.
• Jan Zalasiewicz on the Age of Man Archived 2023-11-15 at the Wayback Machine – interview from January 17, 2017 on BBC Radio 4.
• Jan Zalasiewicz publications indexed by Google Scholar
• Correspondence to „The Palaeontological Association” Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine .