John A. Goff

John A. Goff is a Research Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, affiliated with the Institute for Geophysics. His work combines swath sonar mapping and high-resolution reflectivity imaging to study seafloor morphology, acoustic reflectivity patterns, and shallow stratigraphy.

• Education: Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; B.S. from Brown University

His research focuses on sedimentary processes in coastal and continental shelf environments, with recent projects analyzing the effects of extreme events like hurricanes, tsunamis, and glaciers on near-shore sediment dynamics. He employs geostatistical methods to interpret complex seafloor data.

Contact details: Office at J.J. Pickle Research Campus, Austin, TX; phone 512-471-0476; email goff@ig.utexas.edu. Affiliated institutions include the Bureau of Economic Geology and the Center for Planetary Systems Habitability.