Jan Zalasiewicz (born 1954 in Manchester[1]) is a British-Polish geologist, lecturer at the University of Leicester,[2][3] and Ig Nobel laureate.[4]

Life

His parents escaped from Siberia with the Anders' Army.[5] He was the head of the Anthropocene Working Group from 2009 to 2020.[6]

Publications

  • The Earth After Us, ISBN 9780199214976.

References

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