Rate My Professor Andrew R. Gorman

Professor Andrew R. Gorman is Head of the Department of Geology at the University of Otago, where he has been a faculty member since 2003. He earned a BSc from the University of Calgary (1983-1987) and a PhD in Geophysics from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver (1994-2000). Prior to joining Otago, Gorman served as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Wyoming from July 2000 to January 2003. At Otago, he holds the position of Professor, overseeing departmental activities in the Division of Sciences.

Gorman's research focuses on geophysics, including crustal controlled-source seismology, marine seismology, ice shelf seismology, and gas hydrates. He employs geophysical techniques to address geological challenges such as high-resolution marine reflection seismology for seafloor sedimentary imaging, seismic imaging of sub-ice-shelf geology, seismic oceanography for water mass visualization, and fault structure analysis around New Zealand. Additional interests include New Zealand's Southern Basins, carbon sequestration in southern fiords, submarine geomorphology, pockmarks, fluid flow, and machine learning applications in 3D geological modeling and subsurface feature identification from seismic data. Key publications encompass 'Deep Fault-Controlled Fluid Flow Driving Shallow Stratigraphically Constrained Gas Hydrate Formation: Urutī Basin, Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand' (2024, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems), 'Exploring the submarine geomorphology of Te Rua-o-te-Moko Fiordland, Aotearoa New Zealand' (2025, Frontiers in Earth Science), 'Characterization of gas hydrate systems on the Hikurangi margin, New Zealand' (2021, Geophysics), 'Seismic imaging of gas conduits beneath seafloor seep sites in the northern Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand' (2010, Marine Geology), 'Gas hydrate accumulations related to focused fluid flow in the Pegasus Basin, southern Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand' (2016, Marine and Petroleum Geology), '3D Active Source Seismic Imaging of the Alpine Fault Zone, South Island, New Zealand' (2021, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth), and 'Estimates of Methane Release From Gas Seeps at the Southern Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand' (2022, Frontiers in Earth Science). His scholarship has accumulated 2569 citations on Google Scholar.