Russell Ciochon

Russell L. 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. He is a professor emeritus 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

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.