Stephen Van Ryswick has been
appointed Director of the Maryland Geological Survey. He is an authority on the
lakes and lands of western Maryland, the streams and reservoirs of central
Maryland, the Chesapeake and Coastal Bays, the Atlantic Coast Islands, and the
sand shoals in the Atlantic Ocean.
Stephen has been with the survey since 2002, most recently serving as
director of the Coastal and Environmental Geology program overseeing geologic
mapping, geohazards, Chesapeake Bay mapping, and marine sediment studies. He
has worked on sediment deposition, dredging, transport, streambed
geomorphology, and sedimentary habitat
mapping. He holds a degree in Environmental Science, Soils, Water and Land
Resources from the University of Maryland, College Park. He and his wife
Dorothy live in St. Mary’s County with their three children Nicole, Sara and
Matthew. Welcome to AASG, Steve!
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