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James P. Dixon Title: Geophysicist Address: 903 Koyukuk Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320 Phone: (907) 474-7099 Fax: (907) 474-5618 Email: jpdixon@usgs.gov

Education and/or Training

M.S.	1991	University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK	Geophysics
B.S.	1990	University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK	Electrical Engineering
B.A.	1984	University of California Santa Barbara	Geology

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Jim Dixon is a geophysicist at the Alaska Volcano Observatory. He is involved in research and analysis of seismicity associated with the various volcanoes monitored by AVO. Jim also maintains the Fairbanks AVO earthworm.

Professional Experience

2001-present	Geophysicist, Alaska Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, Fairbanks, Alaska
2001	System Engineer, ENSCO, Inc., Titusville, Florida
1998-2001	Scientist, ENSCO Inc., Satellite Beach, Florida
1992-1998	Network Engineer, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
1988-1992	Electronic Technician, BLM, Fairbanks, Alaska

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

Member, American Geophysical Union, 1981-present
Member Seismological Society of America, 1986-present
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1988-present

Significant Recent Publications

Dixon, J.P., Stihler, S.D., Power J.A., Tytgat, G., Moran, S.C., Sánchez, J., Estes, S., McNutt, S.R., Paskievitch, J., 2003, Catalog of Earthquake Hypocenters at Alaska Volcanoes: January 1 – December 31, 2002: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 03-267, 58p

Dixon, J. P., S. D. Stihler, J. A. Power, G. Tytgat, S. C. Moran, J. Sánchez, S. Estes, S. R. McNutt, J. Paskievitch (2004). Catalog of Earthquake Hypocenters at Alaskan Volcanoes: January 1 – December 31, 2004, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1234, 69 pp.

Dixon, J. P., S. D. Stihler, J. A. Power, 2005, A Comparison of Seismic Event Detection with IASPEI and Earthworm Acquisition Systems at Alaskan Volcanoes, Seismological Research Letters, V. 76, p. 168-176.