Russell Ciochon

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: Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science on the Discovery Channel, and most recently on Giganto: The Real King Kong which aired on The History Channel. Both of those shows dealt with Gigantopithecus, one of Ciochon's specialties.

References
  1. "Russell Ciochon's Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  2. "Russell Ciochon's Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
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