J. D. Dixon MSci

Earth Sciences
Assistant Curator, Lapworth Museum of Geology

Contact details

Telephone: 0121 414 6148
Email: j.d.dixon@bham.ac.uk
Twitter: @j_d_dixon

Address: Lapworth Museum of Geology
Aston Webb Building
University of Birmingham
Birmingham
B15 2TT

J. D. Dixon is a self-proclaimed Custodian of the Past. He is chiefly responsible for the Lapworth Museum’s >300,000 specimens, which includes acquisition, accessioning, and packaging; storeroom rationalisation; collections management system administration; and Integrated Pest Management and housekeeping. Dixon also undertakes website design; production of social media content; and volunteer/student supervision at the Museum.

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Qualifications

MSci Palaeobiology and Palaeoenvironments | University of Birmingham | First Class

Biography

Aug 2023 – Present | Assistant Curator | Lapworth Museum of Geology

Jan 2023 – Jul 2023 | Senior Research Technician | University of Birmingham

Jun 2022 | Palaeobiology and Palaeoenvironments Prize | University of Birmingham

Aug 2021 – Sep 2021 | Scholarship | Lapworth Museum of Geology

Nov 2020 – Jul 2022 | Artist Research Team | Birmingham Museums Trust

May 2019 – Jan 2023 | Darwin’s Door | Founding member, Author, Editor, Social media and webpage manager

Sep 2018 – Jun 2022 | MSci Palaeobiology and Palaeoenvironments | University of Birmingham | First Class

Publications

Dixon, J. D., Meek, A. Z., Clatworthy, J., and Edgar, K. M. 2024. Illuminating an uncatalogued micropalaeontological collection at the Lapworth Museum of Geology, University of Birmingham. Geological Curator 11 (9): 568-582. https://doi. org/10.55468/GC1471.