Biography:

• 2007 - present: Postdoctoral scientist. Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway.
• 2006: Research associate. Polar Science Center,  Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
• 2005 - 2006: Postdoctoral research associate. Courant Institute for Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, USA.
• 2000 -2004: Ph.D Physical Oceanography, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU), University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Research interests:

• Physical oceanography at high latitudes: Fram Strait, Weddell Sea

• Ocean-sea ice interaction: polynya's

• Oceanic vortices

• Flow-topography interaction

Publications:

• The Warm-Water 'Halo' around Maud Rise: Properties, Dynamics and Impact, 2007. L. de Steur, D.M. Holland, R.D. Muench, M.G. McPhee, Deep-Sea Research 1, doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2007.03.009.

• Tracer leakage from modeled Agulhas rings, 2004. L. de Steur,  P.J. van Leeuwen and S.S.Drijfhout, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 34 (6), 1387-1399.

• Modeling the initial fast Sea-Surface Height decay of Agulhas ring "Astrid", 2003. S.S. Drijfhout, C.A. Katsman, L. de Steur, P.C.F. van der Vaart, P.J. van Leeuwen and C. Veth, Deep-Sea Research 2, 50, 299-319

PhD thesis:

Stirred, not mixed: A study on the decay of Agulhas Rings. 2005. L. de Steur

Numerical modeling:

• MICOM (Miami Isopycnal Coordinate Ocean Model)
• POLAIR (Polar Ocean Land Atmosphere and Ice Regional modeling system)
  

Fieldwork:

• FS2007 (September 2007) Fram Strait with RV Lance
  
• iAOOS (April 2007) Fram Strait with KV Svalbard
• MaudNESS (July-September 2005) Weddell Sea with NB Palmer
• ACSEX-3 (March 2001) Mozambique Channel with RV Pelagia
• MARE-2 (July 2000) Cape Basin, SE Atlantic Ocean with RV Agulhas