Russell Ciochon Explained

Russell Ciochon (born March 11, 1948) is an American paleoanthropologist. He was born in Altadena, California and received three degrees (B.A. in 1971; M.A. in 1974; and PhD. in 1986) in anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley.^[1] He is currently a professor of anthropology at the University of Iowa. He is known primarily for his research into Gigantopithecus.

Awards and honors

• 1971 - Phi Beta Kappa
• 1972-1976 - U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIGMS) Predoctoral Fellowship
• 1986 - American Men and Women of Science
• 1990-1993 - University of Iowa Faculty Scholar Award
• 1992 - Who’s Who in Science and Engineering
• 1995 - Who’s Who in the World
• 1999 - International Authors and Writers Who's Who
• 2001 - Fellow National, The Explorer's Club, New York^[2]

Television appearances

He has appeared in the documentaries: on the Discovery Channel, and most recently on which aired on The History Channel. Both of those shows dealt with Gigantopithecus, one of Ciochon's specialties.

External links

• Russell Ciochon's Bioanthropology Website
• Russell Ciochon's Faculty Members page at the University of Iowa site
• Russell Ciochon's Curriculum Vitae

Notes and References

1. Web site: Russell Ciochon's Curriculum Vitae . 2018-02-05 . 2018-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180205131245/https://clas.uiowa.edu/anthropology/sites/clas.uiowa.edu.anthropology/files/field/cv/Ciochon%20CV%20Full%20Feb%202013.pdf . live .
2. Web site: Russell Ciochon's Curriculum Vitae . 2018-02-05 . 2018-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180205131245/https://clas.uiowa.edu/anthropology/sites/clas.uiowa.edu.anthropology/files/field/cv/Ciochon%20CV%20Full%20Feb%202013.pdf . live .