Andrew M Goodliffe

Biography

 Andrew M Goodliffe is an associate professor belongs to geological department.

Research Interest

As a geophysicist Andrew has worked throughout the world on geophysical projects including active volcanoes, continental rifting, seafloor mapping, and geological carbon sequestration. Other important projects include the application of geophysical techniques to the location of sub sea-ice crashed aircraft and the drilling of 8 deep exploration wells (wildcats). Andrew has spent extensive time at sea in almost all oceans, and is a proud Shellback. Andrew has served as an observer for the United Nations SOPAC program. Andrew is extensively published, including three articles in Nature. So far in his career he has brought in well in excess of $10 million in grants. Other interests include science outreach and education advocacy. In the past Andrew has taught a weekly geology class to elementary school children and is frequently invited to talk at local schools in the Tuscaloosa area. As a past president of the Alabama Geological Society Andrew has participated in the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama “Adopt-a-School” program. As an officer of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers Andrew is involved in Education policy, professional development for geoscience teachers, and governmental engagement. In addition to his teaching and research responsibilities Andrew serves as Assistant Dean of the Graduate School. In this capacity he is responsible for admission, recruitment, fellowships and Graduate School student support programs. Key activities: Chair of The University of Alabama Graduate Strategic Enrollment Planning Committee Growth and modernization of Graduate School recruitment activities Streamlining of the admission process The creation of policies designed to help UA recruit the best and brightest graduate students Growth of the Tide Together minority mentoring program and the Graduate Parent Support Program Planning and implementation of the annual Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) research communication competition (and associate professional development program) Planning and implementation of the annual Women in STEM Experience (WiSE) symposium that celebrates the participation of women in STEM fields Current Research Projects Application of marine geophysical techniques (seismic reflection, gravity, magnetics, heat flow, and seafloor mapping) to tectonic problems. Potential student projects include kinematic rift reconstruction and well-seismic correlation. Scientific problems include: Evolution of active continental rifting and the transition to seafloor spreading (primarily in the Woodlark Basin, Papua New Guinea) Evolution of back arc extension Application of geophysical techniques to geological carbon sequestration. Potential student projects include the application of advanced geophysical processing techniques to terrestrial seismic reflection data, the reprocessing and interpretation of vertical seismic profiling data, and reservoir characterization Creation of K-12 and undergraduate classroom curriculum based on recent research results (primarily from the GeoPRISMS program)