1938
Born to Alexander and Sylvia (Scott) Goetz in Pasadena, CA.
1958
Attains a diploma from Schloss Salem in Germany; Is a support analyst in aerosol research, microbiology & chemical oceanography until 1963.
1961
Earns a Bachelor of Science in physics from the California Institute of Technology.
1961
Is a field assistant and data analyst for WAE U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Crustal Studies Branch in Denver, CO until 1962.
1962
Achieves a Master of Science in geophysics from the California Institute of Technology; Receives a Superior Performance Award from the USGS.
1967
Is a postdoctoral fellow and obtains a Doctor of Philosophy in planetary science from the California Institute of Technology.
1967
Is a member of technical staff at Bell Telephone Laboratories until 1970.
1970
Is a senior scientist and manager at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA until 1985.
1973
Is a supervisor for the Solid Earth Application Group until 1975.
1974
Serves as the principal and owner of Geoimages Inc. in Altadena, CA until 1978.
1975
Receives a NASA Group Achievement Award from the ERTS Geological Analysis and Image Processing Team.
1982
Receives the Autometrics Award for Best Remote Sensing Paper from the American Society of Photogrammetry.
1982
Receives a NASA Group Achievement Award from the Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer (SMIRR) Team.
1982
Receives an Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal and the William T. Pecora Award from NASA and the Dept. of the Interior.
1985
Is a professor in the Dept. of Geological Sci. & director of the Center for the Study of the Earth from Space at CU Boulder until 2006.
1987
Receives a NASA Space Act Award.
1990
Receives a NASA Group Achievement Award from the Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) Team.
1990
Is co-founder, chairman of the board, president and chief scientist at Analytical Spectral Devices Inc. in Boulder, CO until 2012.
1995
Is inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame for Science at John Muir High School in Pasadena, CA.
2006
Is named professor emeritus in geological sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU Boulder).