Jan Zalasiewicz Explained

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

Life

His parents escaped from Siberia with the Anders' Army.^[4] He was the head of the Anthropocene Working Group from 2009 to 2020.^[5]

Publications

• The Earth After Us (2008), .
• The Cosmic Oasis: The Remarkable Story of Earth's Biosphere (2022), with Mark Williams

External links

• Zalasiewicz's page at the University of Leicester .
• Jan Zalasiewicz on the Age of Man – interview from January 17, 2017 on BBC Radio 4.
  • Correspondence to „The Palaeontological Association” .

Notes and References

1. https://zkm.de/en/person/jan-zalasiewicz Jan Zalasiewicz
2. https://theconversation.com/profiles/jan-zalasiewicz-153171 The Conversation Profile
3. https://le.ac.uk/gge/people/emeritus-honorary University of Leicester staff page
4. http://wyborcza.pl/magazyn/7,124059,22839876,wiec-chodz-zafoliuj-mi-swiat-antropocen-era-czlowieka-era.html Więc chodź, zafoliuj mi świat. Antropocen, epoka człowieka, epoka plastiku
5. Web site: Anthropocene Curriculum . 2023-09-17 . www.anthropocene-curriculum.org.