Curators & contacts
About our curators
Mikael U. Siversson
Head of Department
Mikael's research focusses on Cretaceous and Cenozoic elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) from Australia, North America and Europe but with focus on Australian mid-Cretaceous and Miocene faunas, and cretaceous dinosaurs and marine reptiles from Australia and northern Europe.
Peter Downes
Curator
Peter is responsible for the Simpson, MDC and the Museum’s original mineral collections; the Rock Collection; the Gem Collection; and the Meteorite Collection.
Geoff Deacon
Collection Manager, Minerals
Geoff's research includes the Desert Fireball Network, Minerals, Meteorites, Megafauna, Dinosaurs, and Climate Change.
Helen Ryan
Technical Officer
Helen has been a Technical Officer in Earth and Planetary Sciences since 2009. In addition to looking after the palaeontological collection, other duties include managing the associated databases, preparing fossil specimens, organising inter-institutional loans and managing fieldwork logistics.
