T. Scott Bryan was a seasonal employee at Yellowstone National Park from 1970 through 1986, working in the maintenance division at Canyon for four summers, then as a ranger-naturalist at Norris and Old Faithful. He held other National Park Service positions in Glacier National Park, Death Valley National Monument, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and the Los Angeles Field Office.
     After serving in the U. S. Navy, when he was able to visit geysers in Japan and New Zealand, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in geology at San Diego State University. His education continued at the University of Montana, where he received the Master of Science degree in 1974. In addition to the summers in Yellowstone, he was the professor of geology, astronomy and general physical sciences, and the director of the planetarium, at Victor Valley College in Victorville, California. Retired in 2001 as Professor Emeritus, he and his wife Betty now reside in Oro Valley, Arizona, but spend much of each summer season in Yellowstone.
     The Geysers of Yellowstone was Bryan's first book. He is also the author of Geysers: What They Are and How They Work (Mountain Press), several articles on the natural history and geology of the American West, and scientific journal reports. He and his wife are the co-authors of The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park. See the books page for more information about these books.
     Bryan is associated with The Geyser Observation and Study Association (GOSA), a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation devoted to furthering the study and understanding of geysers worldwide. In addition to his studies in Yellowstone, he has been to geyser fields throughout the contiguous United States, Mexico, Japan, Fiji, New Zealand, and the “Valley of Geysers” on the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia, when he led the first-ever U. S. study group there in 1991.