CSUSB Department of Geological Sciences

Dr. Sally F. McGill
Professor of Geology
Department of Geological Sciences
Office: PS-213 (winter 2007)
BI-113C starting spring 2007
Phone: (909) 537-5347
Email: smcgill@csusb.edu

Teaching Responsibilities

Course Number

Course Title

Quarter Taught

Geol 210 Earthquakes: Science and Public Policy Fall and Spring

Geol 310 Regional Field Geology TBA*

Geol 312 Geology of California Winter

Geol 330 Sedimentary Petrology TBA*

Geol 395 Directed Studies as needed

Geol 540 Advanced Topics in Geology: (Neotectonics and Seismic Hazards) TBA*

Geol 545 Laboratory for Advanced Topics in Geology TBA*

Geol 590 Senior Seminar Spring

Geol 595 Independent Studies
as needed

* For more information please contact the dept. ASC

NSCI 315 Natural Disasters TBA*

Current Research Projects

Paleoseismology of the San Andreas fault

Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements of deformation across the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults, near CSUSB, with Dr. Joan Fryxell, CSUSB

Holocene fires in the Mojave Desert, with Dr. Richard Minnich, University of California, Riverside

Paleoseismology of the Garlock fault, with Dr. Tom Rockwell, San Diego State University, and Mr. Tim Dawson, U.S. Geological Survey

Rubification of clasts in desert pavements: Potential use as a dating technique, with Dr. Tom Rockwell, San Diego State University and Mr. John Helms, William Lettis and Associates

Educational Background

B.A. in Geology (Geophysics option), 1985, Harvard & Radcliffe Colleges

M.S. in Geology, 1989, California Institute of Technology

Ph.D. in Geology, 1992, California Institute of Technology

Employment History

2000 to present Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, CSUSB

1995-2000 Associate Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, CSUSB

1991-1995 Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, CSUSB

Selected Publications

* denotes CSUSB student (or former student).

McGill, S., S. Dergham, *K. Barton, *T. Berney-Ficklin, *D. Grant, *C. Hartling, *K. Hobart, J. McGill, R. Minnich, *M. Rodriguez, *J. Russell, *K. Schmoker, *M. Stumfall, *J. Townsend, J. Williams, Paleoseismology of the San Andreas fault at Plunge Creek, near San Bernardino, southern California, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, (in press; accepted June 2002).

Treiman, J., Kendrick, K., Bryant, B., Rockwell, T., and McGill, S., Primary surface rupture associated with the Mw 7.1, 16 October 1999, Hector Mine earthquake, San Bernardino County, California, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, July 2002.

Helms, J., S. McGill, and T. Rockwell, Calibrated, late Quaternary age indices using clast rubification and soil development on alluvial surfaces in Pilot Knob Valley, southeastern California, submitted to Quaternary Research, August, 2001 (currently in review).

Dawson, T., T. Rockwell, S. McGill, and N. Black, A 7,000 year record of paleoearthquakes on the central Garlock fault, near El Paso Peaks, California, Journal of Geophysical Research (in review).

Yule, D., T. Fumal, S. McGill, and G. Seitz (2001). Active tectonics and paleoseismic record of the San Andreas fault, Wrightwood to Indio: Working toward a forecast for the next 'Big Event', in G. Dunne and J. Cooper, eds., Geologic Excursions in the California Deserts and Adjacent Transverse Ranges, pp. 91-126.

McGill, Sally F. and Charles M. Rubin, Surficial slip distribution on the central Emerson fault during the June 28, 1992, Landers earthquake, California, Jour. of Geophys. Research, v. 104, pp. 4811-4833, 1999.

McGill, S., B. B. Birnbaum, D. Burke and T. Reeder, Late Quaternary activity on the north branch of the San Andreas fault, near San Bernardino, California, San Diego Association of Geologists Field Trip Guidebook, 1999.

McGill, Sally and Tom Rockwell, Ages of Late Holocene earthquakes on the central Garlock fault near El Paso Peaks, California, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 103, pp. 7265-7279, 1998.

McGill, Sally, Preliminary slip-rate estimate for the Owl Lake fault, California, in Finding Faults in the Mojave, San Bernardino County Museum Association Quarterly, v. 45, no. 1,2, edited by James P. Calzia and Robert E. Reynolds, pp. 84-87, 1998.

McGill, Sally, Summary of neotectonic slip-rate studies of the Garlock and Owl Lake fault zones, in Finding Faults in the Mojave, San Bernardino County Museum Association Quarterly, v. 45, no. 1,2, edited by James P. Calzia and Robert E. Reynolds, pp. 88-90, 1998.

McGill, Sally F., Holocene activity on the central Garlock fault, in Geological Investigations of an Active Margin, Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section Guidebook, edited by Sally F. McGill and Timothy M. Ross, published by San Bernardino County Museum Association, pp. 356-364, 1994.

McGill, Sally F., Neotectonics of the easternmost Garlock fault in the Avawatz Mountains, Off Limits in the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County Museum, Special Publication 94-1, pp. 96-100, 1994.

McGill, S. F., and K. E. Sieh, Holocene slip-rate of the central Garlock fault in southeastern Searles Valley, California, Journal of Geophysical Research, v.98, pp. 14,217-14,231, 1993.

Sieh, Kerry, Lucile Jones, Egill Hauksson, Kenneth Hudnut, Donna Eberhart-Phillips, Thomas Heaton, Susan Hough, Kate Hutton, Hiroo Kanamori, Anne Lilje, Scott Lindvall, Sally F. McGill, James Mori, Charles Rubin, James A. Spotilla, Joann Stock, Hong Kie Thio, Jerome Treiman, Brian Wernicke, and Judith Zachariasen, Near-field investigations of the Landers earthquake sequence, April to July 1992, Science, v. 260, pp. 171-176, 1993.

McGill, S. F., and K. E. Sieh, 1991, Surficial offsets on the central and eastern Garlock fault associated with prehistoric earthquakes, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 96, pp. 21,597-21,621.

McGill, S. F., C. R. Allen, K. W. Hudnut, D. C. Johnson, W. F. Miller, and K. E. Sieh, 1989, Slip on the Superstition Hills fault and on nearby faults associated with the 24 November 1987 Elmore Ranch and Superstition Hills earthquakes, southern California, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 79, pp. 362-375.

Williams, P. L., S. F. McGill, K. E. Sieh, C. R. Allen and J. N. Louie, 1988, Triggered slip along the San Andreas fault after the 8 July 1986 North Palm Springs earthquake, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 78, pp. 1112-1122.

McGill, S. F., B. C. Murray, K. A. Maher, J. H. Lieske, Jr., L. R. Rowan and F. Budinger, 1988, Quaternary history of the Manix fault, Lake Manix Basin, Mojave Desert, California, San Bernardino County Museum Association Quarterly, v. 35, pp. 3-19.

Dr. Sally F. McGill Professor of Geology Department of Geological Sciences Office: PS-213 (winter 2007) BI-113C starting spring 2007 Phone: (909) 537-5347 Email: smcgill@csusb.edu
Teaching Responsibilities
Course Number	Course Title	Quarter Taught
Geol 210	Earthquakes: Science and Public Policy	Fall and Spring
Geol 310	Regional Field Geology	TBA*
Geol 312	Geology of California	Winter
Geol 330	Sedimentary Petrology	TBA*
Geol 395	Directed Studies	as needed
Geol 540	Advanced Topics in Geology: (Neotectonics and Seismic Hazards)	TBA*
Geol 545	Laboratory for Advanced Topics in Geology	TBA*
Geol 590	Senior Seminar	Spring
Geol 595	Independent Studies	as needed * For more information please contact the dept. ASC

NSCI 315	Natural Disasters	TBA*
Current Research Projects
Paleoseismology of the San Andreas fault Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements of deformation across the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults, near CSUSB, with Dr. Joan Fryxell, CSUSB Holocene fires in the Mojave Desert, with Dr. Richard Minnich, University of California, Riverside Paleoseismology of the Garlock fault, with Dr. Tom Rockwell, San Diego State University, and Mr. Tim Dawson, U.S. Geological Survey Rubification of clasts in desert pavements: Potential use as a dating technique, with Dr. Tom Rockwell, San Diego State University and Mr. John Helms, William Lettis and Associates
Educational Background
B.A. in Geology (Geophysics option), 1985, Harvard & Radcliffe Colleges M.S. in Geology, 1989, California Institute of Technology Ph.D. in Geology, 1992, California Institute of Technology
Employment History
2000 to present Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, CSUSB 1995-2000 Associate Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, CSUSB 1991-1995 Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, CSUSB
Selected Publications
* denotes CSUSB student (or former student). McGill, S., S. Dergham, K. Barton, T. Berney-Ficklin, D. Grant, C. Hartling, K. Hobart, J. McGill, R. Minnich, M. Rodriguez, J. Russell, K. Schmoker, M. Stumfall, J. Townsend, J. Williams, Paleoseismology of the San Andreas fault at Plunge Creek, near San Bernardino, southern California, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, (in press; accepted June 2002). Treiman, J., Kendrick, K., Bryant, B., Rockwell, T., and McGill, S., Primary surface rupture associated with the Mw 7.1, 16 October 1999, Hector Mine earthquake, San Bernardino County, California, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, July 2002. Helms, J., S. McGill, and T. Rockwell, Calibrated, late Quaternary age indices using clast rubification and soil development on alluvial surfaces in Pilot Knob Valley, southeastern California, submitted to Quaternary Research, August, 2001 (currently in review). Dawson, T., T. Rockwell, S. McGill, and N. Black, A 7,000 year record of paleoearthquakes on the central Garlock fault, near El Paso Peaks, California, Journal of Geophysical Research (in review). Yule, D., T. Fumal, S. McGill, and G. Seitz (2001). Active tectonics and paleoseismic record of the San Andreas fault, Wrightwood to Indio: Working toward a forecast for the next 'Big Event', in G. Dunne and J. Cooper, eds., Geologic Excursions in the California Deserts and Adjacent Transverse Ranges, pp. 91-126. McGill, Sally F. and Charles M. Rubin, Surficial slip distribution on the central Emerson fault during the June 28, 1992, Landers earthquake, California, Jour. of Geophys. Research, v. 104, pp. 4811-4833, 1999. McGill, S., B. B. Birnbaum, D. Burke and T. Reeder, Late Quaternary activity on the north branch of the San Andreas fault, near San Bernardino, California, San Diego Association of Geologists Field Trip Guidebook, 1999. McGill, Sally and Tom Rockwell, Ages of Late Holocene earthquakes on the central Garlock fault near El Paso Peaks, California, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 103, pp. 7265-7279, 1998. McGill, Sally, Preliminary slip-rate estimate for the Owl Lake fault, California, in Finding Faults in the Mojave, San Bernardino County Museum Association Quarterly, v. 45, no. 1,2, edited by James P. Calzia and Robert E. Reynolds, pp. 84-87, 1998. McGill, Sally, Summary of neotectonic slip-rate studies of the Garlock and Owl Lake fault zones, in Finding Faults in the Mojave, San Bernardino County Museum Association Quarterly, v. 45, no. 1,2, edited by James P. Calzia and Robert E. Reynolds, pp. 88-90, 1998. McGill, Sally F., Holocene activity on the central Garlock fault, in Geological Investigations of an Active Margin, Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section Guidebook, edited by Sally F. McGill and Timothy M. Ross, published by San Bernardino County Museum Association, pp. 356-364, 1994. McGill, Sally F., Neotectonics of the easternmost Garlock fault in the Avawatz Mountains, Off Limits in the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County Museum, Special Publication 94-1, pp. 96-100, 1994. McGill, S. F., and K. E. Sieh, Holocene slip-rate of the central Garlock fault in southeastern Searles Valley, California, Journal of Geophysical Research, v.98, pp. 14,217-14,231, 1993. Sieh, Kerry, Lucile Jones, Egill Hauksson, Kenneth Hudnut, Donna Eberhart-Phillips, Thomas Heaton, Susan Hough, Kate Hutton, Hiroo Kanamori, Anne Lilje, Scott Lindvall, Sally F. McGill, James Mori, Charles Rubin, James A. Spotilla, Joann Stock, Hong Kie Thio, Jerome Treiman, Brian Wernicke, and Judith Zachariasen, Near-field investigations of the Landers earthquake sequence, April to July 1992, Science, v. 260, pp. 171-176, 1993. McGill, S. F., and K. E. Sieh, 1991, Surficial offsets on the central and eastern Garlock fault associated with prehistoric earthquakes, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 96, pp. 21,597-21,621. McGill, S. F., C. R. Allen, K. W. Hudnut, D. C. Johnson, W. F. Miller, and K. E. Sieh, 1989, Slip on the Superstition Hills fault and on nearby faults associated with the 24 November 1987 Elmore Ranch and Superstition Hills earthquakes, southern California, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 79, pp. 362-375. Williams, P. L., S. F. McGill, K. E. Sieh, C. R. Allen and J. N. Louie, 1988, Triggered slip along the San Andreas fault after the 8 July 1986 North Palm Springs earthquake, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 78, pp. 1112-1122. McGill, S. F., B. C. Murray, K. A. Maher, J. H. Lieske, Jr., L. R. Rowan and F. Budinger, 1988, Quaternary history of the Manix fault, Lake Manix Basin, Mojave Desert, California, San Bernardino County Museum Association Quarterly, v. 35, pp. 3-19.