Dr. Kenneth R. Dixon serves as Professor and Section Leader for Environmental Modeling and Geographic Information Systems in The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University. He has served as Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Toxicology and The Institute of Wildlife and Environmental Toxicology at Clemson University. His research interests include developing and applying computer simulation models to predict the movement and effects of toxic chemicals on wildlife populations and the environment.

Dr. Dixon also studies the spatial distribution of toxicants and effects at ecosystem, landscape, and regional scales by integrating models with geographic information systems. Current research projects include the development of a terrestrial and aquatic food chain models to predict the uptake and effects of perchlorate, a study of the sustainability of water quality and use in Texas watersheds, and a real-time model of exposure and effects of atmospheric pollutants. Dr. Dixon has taught courses in modeling, geographic information systems, ecosystems analysis, statistics, and wildlife management.

Dr. Dixon received his B.S. degree in Forestry from the University of Florida in 1964. In 1968 he received his M.S. in Forestry, also from the University of Florida, specializing in statistics and systems engineering. In 1974, Dr. Dixon received a Ph.D. in the School of Natural Resources at The University of Michigan. His research primarily involved developing an ecosystem model to predict the effects of sewage wastewater on wetland ecosystems.