Stephen Kielar

An Adjunct Professor in the Oceanography lab at Cal Maritime Academy, Steve Kielar brings a unique blend of science, teaching methodology and vessel operations to the BayQuest team.

Steve is a marine ecologist with years of experience teaching environmental education and oceanography at sea and on land. He received an MS in Marine Biology with a focus on science teaching, applying active learning, assessment and diversity, equity and inclusion strategies into learning.

His experience includes teaching oceanography in the San Francisco Bay and near coastal waters and sailing as a Scientist for Sea Education Association in the Caribbean, Western Europe and the South Pacific.

Before joining Cal Maritime Academy staff, Steve was a professor of Oceanography and Marine Biology at Diablo Valley College and a Biology Laboratory Instructor at San Francisco State University. He is a licensed USCG 100-ton Captain, served as Director of Education for Call of the Sea and as a popular Field Science Educator for NatureBridge in Marin County.

January 2025