John A Goff

John A. Goff is a Research Professor at the Institute for Geophysics within The University of Texas at Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences. His research focuses on seafloor morphology, acoustic reflectivity, and shallow seabed stratigraphy using advanced geophysical techniques. He holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program and a B.S. from Brown University.

Key research areas include coastal sediment transport dynamics, hurricane impacts (e.g., Hurricane Ike near Galveston), and glacial processes near Hubbard Glacier, Alaska. He has led multidisciplinary projects in environments like the Gulf of Mexico, New Jersey continental shelves, and the Arctic. His work integrates statistical analysis of geophysical data to understand geological processes shaping seafloor morphology and sedimentary structures.

Dr. Goff teaches in the UTIG Marine Geology and Geophysics Field Course, emphasizing hands-on geophysical education. His fieldwork includes deployments of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to study ice-proximal submarine processes. He has contributed to initiatives enhancing diversity in geoscience education and authored over 80 peer-reviewed publications.