Jan Zalasiewicz

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

Life

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

Publications

• The Earth After Us (2008), .
• 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

References

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” .