Jan Zalasiewicz
British-Polish geologist
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]
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 Cosmic Oasis: The Remarkable Story of Earth's Biosphere (2022), with Mark Williams ISBN 9780198845874
References
- ^ Jan Zalasiewicz.
- ^ The Conversation Profile.
- ^ University of Leicester staff page.
- ^ Jan Zalasiewicz, University of Leicester - A New Age - The Academic Minute, academicminute.org, 5 August 2016, retrieved 2020-07-09[dead link]
- ^ Past Ig Winners, improbable.com, August 2006, archived from the original on 2023-09-17, retrieved 2023-09-17
- ^ Więc chodź, zafoliuj mi świat. Antropocen, epoka człowieka, epoka plastiku.
- ^ "Anthropocene Curriculum". www.anthropocene-curriculum.org. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
External links
- Zalasiewicz's page at the University of Leicester[dead link].
- Jan Zalasiewicz on the Age of Man[dead link] – interview from January 17, 2017 on BBC Radio 4.
- Jan Zalasiewicz publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Correspondence to „The Palaeontological Association”[dead link] .
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