Knauss Fellowship

Ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resource management experience for graduate students

About the Fellowship

The Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The Fellowship, named after one of Sea Grant’s founders and former NOAA Administrator John A. Knauss, matches highly qualified graduate students with “hosts” in the legislative and executive branch of government located in the Washington, D.C. area, for a one year paid fellowship.

Learn more about the Knauss Fellowship

Prospective Fellows

Apply for a Knauss Fellowship through the Sea Grant program in your state.

Selected Finalists & Current Fellows

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Knauss Alumni

Keep up-to-date on what is happening across the Sea Grant Network and stories about past and current Knauss Fellows.

Host Offices

Knauss Host Offices provide opportunities for involvement in substantive issues that support the fellows’ goals.

NOAA and Sea Grant are pleased to announce the fellows for the 2023 Knauss Fellowship Program. These 84 fellows will be placed in federal government offices in Washington, D.C. for one-year fellowships beginning February 2023.

Download the list of 2023 Knauss finalists (PDF)

Download the placements for 2023 Knauss executive fellows (PDF)

Download the placements for 2023 Knauss legislative fellows (PDF)

2023 Selected Fellows

Ajani Bakari

NOAA Research Communications Office Maine Sea Grant Unity College (Masters)

Carden Barkley

NOAA Fisheries Office of the Assistant Administrator North Carolina Sea Grant Duke University (Masters)

Brandon Jacob Barlow

U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Office Minnesota Sea Grant University of Nebraska - Lincoln (Masters)

Jeffery Beauvais

Rep. John Garamendi Georgia Sea Grant University of Georgia (Ph.D.)

Ashley Booth

Sen. Brian Schatz Louisiana Sea Grant Louisiana State University (Ph.D.)

Shannon Burns

Sen. Dan Sullivan Florida Sea Grant University of South Florida (Ph.D.)

Devin Burri

NOAA Research International Activities Office Minnesota Sea Grant University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (Masters)

Maggie Carson

Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium University of South Carolina (Ph.D.)

Amanda Chiachi

Office of NOAA Senior Advisor for Climate USC Sea Grant California State University (Masters)

Mary Collins

National Sea Grant Office Minnesota Sea Grant Colorado State University (Masters)

Lisa Crawford

Migratory Species Management Division, NOAA Office of Sustainable Fisheries New York Sea Grant Stony Brook University (Ph.D.)

Jackie Culotta

DOE Water Power Technologies Office Minnesota Sea Grant University of Minnesota - Duluth (Masters)

Joy Deep Chakrabartty

NOAA NESDIS/STAR/SOCD Delaware Sea Grant University of Delaware (Ph.D.)

Amelia-Juliette Demery

NSF Division of Ocean Sciences, Office of the Division Director New York Sea Grant Cornell University (Ph.D.)

Marcella Dobbertin da Costa

NOAA NOS Formulation and Planning Division Virginia Sea Grant College of William & Mary (VIMS) (Masters)

Anastasia Dulskiy

FEMA/CSO Hazard Mitigation Assistance Division, Community Infrastructure Resilience Branch North Carolina Sea Grant University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Masters)

Jessica Eason

NOAA Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Pennsylvania Sea Grant Pennsylvania State University (Masters)

Thalia Eigen

NOAA Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping (Office of Coast Survey) Delaware Sea Grant American University (Masters)

Lilian Elekwachi

NOAA Office of System Architecture and Advanced Planning MIT Sea Grant University of Massachusetts - Boston (Ph.D.)

Krista Finlay

NOAA NESDIS Legislative Analysis Team USC Sea Grant University of California, Santa Barbara (Masters)

Kaylyn Flanigan

NOAA Research Policy and Congressional Affairs Branch, Policy Team Ohio Sea Grant Bowling Green State University (Ph.D.)

Colette Fletcher-Hoppe

DOE Wind Energy Technologies Office USC Sea Grant University of Southern California (Ph.D.)

Kalina Grabb

NOAA Ocean Acidification Program Woods Hole Sea Grant Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D.)

Jessica Gwinn

NOAA Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO) Program Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium University of South Alabama (Ph.D.)

Courtney (Nicole) Hammond

NOAA NESDIS STAR Louisiana Sea Grant Louisiana State University (Masters)

Celina Harris

NOAA Research Front Office Minnesota Sea Grant University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (Ph.D.)

Mitchell Hebner

NOAA Ocean Exploration Washington Sea Grant Western Washington University (Masters)

Tacey Hicks

NOAA NOS Policy and Constituent Affairs Division Texas Sea Grant Texas A&M University - College Station (Ph.D.)

Alia Hidayat

Rep. Doris Matsui Woods Hole Sea Grant Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Ph.D.)

Matthew Hodanbosi

NOAA U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Office Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium University of South Alabama (Ph.D.)

Claire Huang

NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science North Carolina Sea Grant Duke University (Masters)

Noah Hunt

House Science, Space, and Technology Committee; Environment New York Sea Grant Stony Brook University (Masters)

Brianna Jordan

FEMA Resilience, Risk Management Directorate Rhode Island Sea Grant Roger Williams University (Masters)

Logan Kline

NOAA Ocean Exploration Maine Sea Grant University of Maine (Masters)

Hannah Lohman

NOAA Climate Program Office Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Ph.D.)

Natalie Lord

NOAA Ocean Acidification Program New Hampshire Sea Grant University of New Hampshire (Masters)

Sophia Ly

NOAA Office of International Affairs Woods Hole Sea Grant Northeastern University (Masters)

Willis Lyons

NOAA Office of Education Florida Sea Grant Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (Ph.D.)

Omisha Manglani

Sen. Jeff Merkley New York Sea Grant Cornell University (Masters)

Caitlin Manley

USFWS Branch of Coastal and Marine Resources, Ecological Services - Headquarters USC Sea Grant University of California, Santa Barbara (Masters)

Basia Marcks

House Natural Resources Committee; Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Rhode Island Sea Grant University of Rhode Island (Ph.D.)

Sara Marriott

USGS Midcontinent Regional Office - Great Lakes Program Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium University of Southern Mississippi (Ph.D.)

Juita Martinez

DOI Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Louisiana Sea Grant University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Ph.D.)

Claudia Mazur

NOAA National Ocean Service MIT Sea Grant Boston University (Ph.D.)

Sarah Morgan

U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Majority); Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change, and Manufacturing Louisiana Sea Grant Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (J.D.)

Margaret Morrison

Office of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator North Carolina Sea Grant Duke University (Masters)

Kody Muhic

NOAA Congressional Analysis and Relations Division (CARD) Virginia Sea Grant Old Dominion University (Masters)

Alexandra Neal

National Sea Grant Office Ohio Sea Grant Bowling Green State University (Ph.D.)

Jack Polentes

USFWS Congressional and Legislative Affairs Delaware Sea Grant Georgetown University (Masters)

Caroline Potter

NOAA Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Domestic Fisheries Division Washington Sea Grant University of Washington (Masters)

Monica Rao

NOAA NWS Analyze, Forecast, and Support Office Rhode Island Sea Grant University of Rhode Island (Masters)

Michelle Robidas

Sen. Richard Blumenthal California Sea Grant University of San Diego (Masters)

De’Marcus Robinson

Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President California Sea Grant University of California Los Angeles (Ph.D.)

Kelsey Rudes

Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy Washington Sea Grant University of Washington (Masters)

Linnea Saby

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Virginia Sea Grant University of Virginia (Ph.D.)

Kendall Scarlett

EPA Office of Water, Office of Science and Technology Texas Sea Grant Baylor University (Ph.D.)

Gina Selig

NSF Office of Polar Programs Hawaii Sea Grant University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (Masters)

Jacquelyn Shaff

Marine Mammal Commission Washington Sea Grant University of Washington (Masters)

Emily Shaw

Rep. Marcy Kaptur Michigan Sea Grant Michigan Technological University (Ph.D.)

Bella Smith

Sen. Lisa Murkowski Lake Champlain Sea Grant Vermont Law School (J.D.)

Mary Solokas

NOAA UxS Research Transition Office Wisconsin Sea Grant University of Wisconsin - Madison (Masters)

Gretchen Spencer

NOAA Research Office of the Chief of Staff Florida Sea Grant NOVA Southeastern University (Masters)

Lindsey Stadler

NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources Alaska Sea Grant University of Alaska, Fairbanks (Masters)

Hannah Staley

NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Indiana University (Masters)

Austen Stovall

Rep. Jared Huffman California Sea Grant University of California, Santa Cruz (Masters)

Alexis Sturm

NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Florida Sea Grant Florida Atlantic University-Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (Ph.D.)

Alexandra Swanson

Sen. Edward Markey New Jersey Sea Grant Princeton University (Masters)

Audrey Taylor

BOEM Strategic Policy and International Affairs (SPIA) Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant University of Notre Dame (Ph.D.)

Kaitlyn Theberge

National Sea Grant Office Virginia Sea Grant Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Masters)

Jewel Tomasula

Rep. Donald Beyer Delaware Sea Grant Georgetown University (Ph.D.)

Zachary Topor

NOAA Office for Coastal Management Louisiana Sea Grant University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Ph.D.)

Sophia Troeh

USFWS Fish and Aquatic Conservation MIT Sea Grant Northeastern University (Masters)

Alex Troutman

USFWS Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program Georgia Sea Grant Georgia Southern University (Masters)

Sarah Tucker

NOAA Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO) Program Hawaii Sea Grant University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (Ph.D.)

Rebecca Van Hoeck

Office of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator North Carolina Sea Grant University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Ph.D.)

Chloe VanderMolen

BOEM Office of Environmental Programs South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium College of Charleston (Masters)

Madison Willert

National Sea Grant Office Georgia Sea Grant Georgia Institute of Technology (Ph.D.)

Erin Winslow

USFWS Headquarters, Ecological Services USC Sea Grant University of California, Santa Barbara (Ph.D.)

Zoe Wong

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse North Carolina Sea Grant Duke University (Masters)

Briana Yancy

NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory Ohio Sea Grant Miami University (Masters)

Callan Yanoff

U.S. Department of State Office of Marine Conservation Rhode Island Sea Grant University of Rhode Island (Masters)

Emily Young

BOEM Office of Environmental Programs Hawaii Sea Grant University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (Ph.D.)

John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program

*Numbers are approximate and based on available data.

43

Years of Success

1557

FELLOWS PLACED IN FEDERAL AND CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES

50%

OF FELLOWSHIP ALUMNI WORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT*

1052

OFFICES HAVE HOSTED FELLOWS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS*

The Knauss Blog

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Sea Grant Student Opportunities 2018

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