Cecily Natunewicz Steppe
Department of Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Chauvenet Hall 200
The United States Naval Academy
572C Holloway Road, Annapolis, MD 21402
(410) 293-6560
Education:
- University of Delaware, Lewes, Delaware (1995-2001)
- Ph. D., Oceanography; Dissertation: "Transport of crab larvae in the coastal ocean; a multi-scale analysis"
- Yale University (1991-1995)
- B.S., Biology
Research Areas:
- Population dynamics of marine and estuarine invertebrates and fishes
- Larval transport/ bio-physical coupling in the coastal ocean
- Restoration Ecology
- Aquaculture
Professional Experience:
- Chair, Oceanography Department, U.S. Naval Academy (2017-2023)
- Professor, U.S. Naval Academy (2016-present)
- Associate Professor, U.S. Naval Academy (2009-2016)
- Research Associate, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, Maryland (2012-2015)
- Assistant Professor, U.S. Naval Academy (2002-2009)
- National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associate, NOAA/ National Marine Fisheries Service, Beaufort, NC (2000-2001)
