Mark Andrew Maslin is a professor of

Earth System Science Earth system science (ESS) is the application of systems science to the Earth. In particular, it considers interactions and 'feedbacks', through material and energy fluxes, between the Earth's sub-systems' cycles, processes and "spheres"—atmos ...

at the

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

and the Natural History Museum of Denmark. He has published numerous books on a variety of environmental topics including

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ecology Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overlaps wi ...

, the anthropocene and human evolution. His scientific work consists of more than 200 publications, which have received approximately 32,500 citations according t
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He is join
Pro-Vice-Provost of the UCL Climate Crisis
Grand Challenge. He is also Strategy Advisor to Lansons, Net Zero Now, Sheep Inc and CSR Board member of Sopra Steria. He co-founded and helped to run the AI geoanalytics company Rezatec Ltd from 2012 to 2023.

Education

Maslin was born in 1968. He received his

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(Hons) in Physical Geography (including Geology and Chemistry at honours level) from the

University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

in 1989. A few years later, in 1993 he attained his

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for "The study of the palaeoceanography of the N.E. Atlantic during Pleistocene" from the Darwin College,

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, having Nicholas Shackleton and

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as his supervisors.

Scientific work

Maslin has published over 200 scientific papers, some of them on journals such as

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, having received approximately 25,000 citations according to ResearchGate and more than 32,500 according to

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, where his

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is given to be 75 and an i10 index of 188. Maslin teaches

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and

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courses at the

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and has supervised many PhD and

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dissertations. From 2014 to 2019 he was Director of The London NERC Doctoral Training Partnership. He also is the co-founder of Rezatec Ltd.

Notable views

The Spanish and Portuguese colonisation of the Americas led to the death of 56 million people, approximately 90% of the indigenous population, in less than 100 years. This was because the indigenous population has no natural immunity to the diseases brought across the Atlantic Ocean. The population collapse led to the collapse of most of the agriculture and infrastructure. According to research by Alex Koch, Chris Brierley, Mark Maslin and Simon Lewis, the global temperature decrease between 1550 and 1700 as forest regeneration resulted in additional

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. Describing this decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide as the orbis spike, Maslin and Lewis state that the event could be viewed as the beginning of the Anthropocene.

Science communication

In the context of

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, he has appeared on such shows as

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's '' Dispatches'' et al. Furthermore, he has written numerous books concerning environmental matters and has authored articles on such topics for '' The Conversation,'' ''

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Books

* Mark Maslin (2021), ''How to Save Our Planet: The Facts'', Penguin Life, * Mark Maslin (2021), ''Climate Change, A Very Short Introduction'', 4th Edition,

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, * Simon Lewis and Mark Maslin (2018), ''The Human Planet'',

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, * Mark Maslin (2017), ''The Cradle of Humanity'',

, * Mark Maslin (2014), ''Climate Change, A Very Short Introduction'', 3rd Edition, Oxford University Press * Mark Maslin (2013), ''Climate, A Very Short Introduction'', Oxford University Press * Mark Maslin (2008), ''Global Warming, A Very Short Introduction'': 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press * Mark Maslin (2004), ''Global Warming, A Very Short Introduction'', Oxford University Press * Mark Maslin (2003), ''Etat d'urgence: Le ciel en colère'', Solar * Mark Maslin (2002), ''Stormy Weather'', Apple Press, * Mark Maslin (2002), ''The Coming Storm'', Barron's Educational Series, * Mark Maslin (2002), ''Global Warming'', Colin Baxter Photography, UK, * Mark Maslin (2002), ''Global Warming: Causes, Effects and the Future'',

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, USA, * Mark Maslin, ''Earthquakes (a volume for 8-12 year olds)'', Wayland, Hove, UK. Hardback () (1999), Paperback () (2000) * Mark Maslin, ''Storms (a volume for 8-12 year olds)'', Wayland, Hove, UK. Hardback () (1999), Paperback () (2000) * Emma Durham and Mark Maslin, ''Floods'', Wayland, Hove, UK. Hardback () (1999), Paperback () (2000)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maslin, Mark 1968 births Alumni of the University of Cambridge Alumni of the University of Bristol Academics of University College London Living people American earth scientists