David Sepkoski


David Sepkoski, Ph.D. is an American Science historian and college professor at the University of Chicago.

Background and career

Sepkoski was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to paleontologist Jack Sepkoski and Christine Janis of Brown University. He received his BA from Carleton College, his MA from the University of Chicago, and his doctoral degree in science history from the University of Minnesota. His publications include three books, most recently Catastrophic Thinking which deals with mass Extinction events.

Awards and honors