Ph.D., Earth Science, University of California, Riverside, 1980
B.A., Earth Science, University of California, San Diego, 1970

Licenses

Registered Geologist, California, (3640)
Certified Engineering Geologist, California, (1134)

Memberships

Member, University Curriculum Committee, 1998-1999
Member, Faculty Development Committee of the Academic Senate, CSUF, 1996-1998
Vice-Chair, Desert Studies Center Consortium Board of Governors, CSUF, 1993-Present
Member, Environmental Studies Program Council, 1992-Present
President, South Coast Geological Society, 1990
Association of Engineering Geologists
Geological Society of America

Academic Experience

1995-Present California State University, Fullerton. CA
Tenured Professor and Chair. Administrative head of Department and responsible for teaching Engineering Geology, Field Geology, Geology for Engineers and Environmental Geology.

1989-95 California State University, Fullerton, CA
Tenure-track Associate Professor. Teaching responsibility for upper and lower division classes include engineering geology, urban geology and planning, field geology, field methods, and physical geology.

1987 University of California, Riverside, CA and University Extension. Instructor. Wrote, coordinated and taught ten-week course on Ground Water Hydrology: Monitoring Protection and Clean-up, as part of the Hazardous Waste Certificate Program.

1983 University of California, Irvine, CA and University Extension. Instructor. Originated, coordinated and taught an eight week (30-hour) course on Geology and Geologic Hazards of Southern California. Lectures with slides and film and field trips.

1978 Pomona College, Claremont, CA
Sabbatical Leave Replacement Instructor. Taught lecture and field trips for Upper Division Stratigraphy and Sedimentation Class and taught lecture, lab and field trips for lower division Earth History class.

Professional Experience

1987-89 Schaefer Dixon Associates, Inc.
Associate/Director of Envirotechnical Services. Responsible for technical quality and effort of Hazardous Waste Services Group including writing and review of all reports. Directs the work effort of 14 scientists and engineers including discipline managers in three offices. Administrative marketing responsibilities include preparation of complex technical proposals, presentations and project control. Work effort includes landfill geology and hydrology, underground storage tank investigations and assessments of property for hazardous waste pollution.

1984-87 Irvine Consulting Group, Irvine, CA
Senior Geologist. Project Manager for several projects, including Santa Margarita Water District's Chiquita Waste Treatment Plant. Duties included participation in technical management meetings, job cost control, control of geologic, seismic, and hydrologic quality, preparation of proposals relative to geology, hazardous waste, ground-water, and seismicity. Technical responsibility also included senior project management of studies
related to leaking underground tanks, landfill monitoring, groundwater basin management, groundwater contamination, water well and monitoring well installation, computer modeling and clean-up and abatement. Knowledge of CERCLA, RCRA and various state and local regulations. Coordination with various government agencies.

1981-84 Wahler Associates, Newport Beach, CA
Senior Geologist - Deputy Manager. Directly responsible to Manager for geological operations and technical performance. Manager of projects which included fault studies, a large-scale geotechnical analysis of 29 Palms Marine Base and preliminary as well as in grading project control of Mission Viejo Company hillside residential developments in Southern Orange County. Office responsibilities included preparation of proposals, job control and review of geological personnel.

1980-81 Gary S. Rasmussen and Associates, San Bernardino, CA
Staff Geologist. Responsible for project control and field investigations basically related to fault hazards in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. Projects included trenching of the San Andreas, San Jacinto and Elsinore faults, geoseismic evaluation of two Bureau of Reclamation Dams in central Utah and a regional groundwater analysis of a future townsite in western Zulia State, Venezuela.

Research Grants and Contracts

1. Foster, John H. and Laton, W. Richard, 2001, “Santa Clara River Watershed Study”. Awarded December, 2001
2. Foster, John H., 2000, “Lower San Gabriel River Watershed Study”. Awarded January, 2000.
3. Durbin, T., Foster, J., and Hromadka, T., 1999-2000, “Review of Cadiz Valley Hydrology for County of San Bernardino”. Awarded December 1999.
4. Foster, J., 1999-2000, “Ground Water Modelling of Winter Creek, Malibu, CA” Awarded March 1999.
5. Foster, John H. and Clemens-Knott, Diane, 1997, “Oxygen Isotope Characterization of Waters in the Santa Ana River Forebay Under the City of Anaheim, CA”. Awarded May 1997.
6. Foster, John H., 1995, Quaternary Geologic Mapping of the Whittier, Los Alamitos, and Seal Beach Quadrangles, CA. Awarded by California Division of Mines and Geology July 1995.
7. Foster, John H., 1994, Study of Ground Water Reserves and Quality in lower Escondido Creek, San Diego County, CA. Submitted to Olivenhain Municipal Water District and San Diego County Water Authority.
8. Foster, John H., 1994, Proposed review of construction of Mt. Israel Dam and other geotechnical work. Submitted to Olivenhain Municipal Water District, Encinitas, CA.
9. Saint, P.K. and Foster, John H., 1991, Preparation of GIS database and Interpretive Report on Water Quality for a Groundwater Inventory of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. Submitted to Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, CA.
10. Foster, John H., 1990, Study of Flood Frequency in Sediments from San Elijo Lagoon, CA. Submitted to California State University, Fullerton.
11. Foster, John H., 1976, Stratigraphy and Structure of Late Cenozoic Deposits between Cajon Valley and Valyermo, CA. Submitted to U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Research Fund.
12. Foster, John H., 1971, Stratigraphy and Sedimentation of Otay Mesa. Submitted to Geological Society of America.

Awards and Honors

1997 Outstanding External Community Service, California State University
1994 Dean’s Award, School of Natural Science and Mathematics, California State University, Fullerton
1994 Recognition Certificate, Troy Tech Mentor, Troy Tech High School Magnet Program, Fullerton, CA

Service

University and School Service/Participation

1998-1999 Member, University Curriculum Committee
1996-98 Member, Faculty Development Committee of the Academic Senate, CSUF
1993-Present Vice-Chair, Desert Studies Center Consortium Board of Governors, CSUF
1992-Present Member, Environmental Studies Program Council

Publications

Books and Chapters of Books

1. Morton, Douglas M., Woodburne, Michael O. and Foster, John H., Morton, G., and Cossette, P.M., 2001. “Geologic Map of the Telegraph Peak 7.5-minute quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California”. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report OF-01-293, scale 1:24,000.
2. Foster, John H., 1992, “Fault Development and Fissuring near Twenty-nine Palms, CA”: in Pipkin and Proctor, eds., Engineering Geology of Southern California, Association of Engineering Geologists. p. 289-299.
3. Bukry, J. D. and Foster, John H., 1974, “Silicoflagellate Zonation of Upper Cretaceous of Lower Miocene Deep-sea Sediments”: Journal of Research U.S. Geological Survey, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 303-310.
4. Bukry, J. D. and Foster, John H., 1973, “Silicoflagellate and Diatom Stratigraphy Leg 16, Deep Sea Drilling Project”: Deep Sea Drilling Project Initial Reports, Vol. 16, pp. 815-871.

Guidebooks and Other Articles

1. Gath, Eldon, Foster, John H., Rockwell, Thomas R. and Madden, Chris, 2002. “Fault Hazard Investigation for Centennial Project, Los Angeles County California”. Report to Geocon, Inc., San Diego, California.
2. Laton, W. Richard and Foster, John H., 2001. “Sediment Quality and Depositional Environment of San Elijo Lagoon, San Diego County, California”. San Elijo Nature Conservancy and California Fish and Wildlife Service.
3. Laton, W. Richard and Foster, John H., 2000. “The San Gabriel River Watershed GPS and Observational Report on the San Gabriel River from the Whittier Narrows to Seal Beach.” Report to Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board.
4. Foster, J., Laton, W.R., and Gath, E. “Report of Hydrogeologic Field Investigation and Modelling, Winter Canyon, Malibu, CA” May 11, 1999. Report to Malibu Bay Company.
5. Clemens-Knott, D., Foster, J. and Yoshiba, G,.”Hydrogeochemical Study of Waters on the Lower Forebay Region of the Santa Ana River-Coastal Groundwater Basin, Orange County, CA.” August 1998. Report to Orange County Water District.
6. Foster, John H., Rhodes, Brady, P., and Lloyd, William, 1997. “Quaternary Geological Maps of the Whittier, Los Alamitos, and Seal Beach 7 1/2” Quadrangles, California”, for California Division of Mines and Geology, 3 maps each 24”x36”.
7. Foster, John H., 1996,’Groundwater Resource Evaluation of Lower Escondido Creek Groundwater Basin’ for Olivenhain Municipal Water District and San Diego County Water Authority, 32 p.
8. Foster, John H., 1993, ‘Final Report: Regional Ground Water Assessment and Well Data Survey‘ for Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, 47 p.
9. Foster, John H., 1992, “Fissuring near Twenty-nine Palms, CA”, in Reynolds, Jennifer, ed. Old Routes to the Colorado, San Bernardino County Publication 92-2., p. 40-42.
10. Foster, J.H. and Lewis, L.L., eds., 1990, Lower Colorado River Extensional Terrain and Whipple Mountains; Annual Field Trip Guidebook #18, South Coast Geological Society, 381p.
11. Foster, John H., 1982, “Late Cenozoic Tectonic Evolution of Cajon Valley, Southern California”: Geological Society of America Guidebook - Late Cenozoic Stratigraphy and Structure of the San Bernardino Mountains, p. 5. Co-leader of field trip, l982.
12. Foster, John H., 1980, “Late Cenozoic Tectonic Evolution of Cajon Valley, Southern California”: South Coast Geological Society Field Trip Guidebook to the Mojave Desert, pp. 430-440, l980. Presentation: Co-speaker - Cajon Pass Stop, October, l980.
13. Foster, John H., 1977, “Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Structure of Quaternary Rocks Exposed from Cajon Pass to Valyermo, Southern California”: Final Technical Report U.S. Geological Survey Grant No. 14-08-0001-G-382, p. 32, l977. Presentation: U.S. Geological Survey Workshop, Pomona College, March, l978.
14. Foster, John H., 1976, “Geology of Deep Canyon”, in Jennings, W. and Ting, I.P., eds., Deep Canyon: A Desert Wilderness for Science: Philip L. Boyd Desert Research Center, University of California, Riverside, pp. 89-96, l976.
15. Foster, John H., 1973, “Faulting Near San Ysidro, Southern San Diego County, California in Studies on the Geology and Geologic Hazards of the Greater San Diego Area, California”: San Diego Association of Geologists Guidebook, pp. 83-87, l973. Presentation: San Diego Association of Geologists Field Trip Guide to the San Ysidro Area, February, l973.

Other Published Abstracts

1. Figueroa, Otto, Laton, W. Richard, and Foster, John H., “Hydrogeologic Characterization and Assessment of Impacts of Wastewater Discharge on the Broad Beach Water Table.” National Ground Water Association Abstracts with Programs, National Meeting Fall 2002 (in press).
2. Laton, W. Richard, Hunt, Sean, Foster, John H. and, “Environmental Impacts to Sediment and Water Quality for a Southern California Lagoon System: San Elijo Lagoon”, National Ground Water Association Abstracts with Programs, National Meeting Fall 2002 (in press).
3. Rhodes, Brady P., Foster, John H., and Lloyd, William, “Quaternary Geologic Mapping for Liquefaction Analysis in the City, an Example from the Los Angeles Basin”, Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section Meeting, Kona, Hawaii, May 21-23, 1997.
4. Foster, John H., "Flood Frequency Analysis of San Elijo Lagoon Sediments from San Diego County, California", Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, October 25-28, 1993.
5. Foster, John H., "Ground-Water Well Inventory and Water Quality in the Los Angeles-Santa Clara River Basins, California, Using Desktop GIS Mapping", Association of Engineering Geologists National Meeting, San Antonio, TX, October 6-8, 1993.
6. Foster, John H., 1981, “Harrison Canyon Flood of l980, City of San Bernardino, Southern California”: Association of Engineering Geologists, Meeting Program with abs., p. 35., Portland, OR, September 28, l981.
7. Foster, John H., 1979, “Quaternary Tectonism in Cajon Valley and its Relationship to the Southern California Uplift”: Geological Society of America, 75th Meeting, Cordilleran Section, Abs. with Programs, Vol. 11, No. 11, No. 3, p. 78, San Diego, CA, April, l979.
8. Foster, John H., 1974, “Stratigraphy and Structural Evolution of San Ysidro and Vicinity, southwestern San Diego County, California”: Geological Society of America, 70th Meeting, Cordilleran Section. Abs. with Programs, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 178-179, Las Vegas, NV, March, l974.