Knauss Fellowship
The NOAA John A. Knauss Fellowship provides unique professional experiences for graduate students interested in national ocean policy. Fellows selected for this prestigious program spend a year in Washington, D.C., working in Congress or the Executive Branch on critical marine policy and resource management issues. Woods Hole Sea Grant may submit up to six applicants to the National Sea Grant office for consideration.
Related Links
Knauss Profile: Jori Barley (2024)
Knauss Profile: Sophia Ly (2023)
Knauss Profile: Aliya Hidat (2023)
Knauss Profile: Kalina Grabb (2023)
Knauss Profile: Tricia Perez (2022)
Knauss Profile: Jennifer Kenyon (2022)
Knauss Profile: Violet Doucette (2022)
Knauss Profile: Andrew Villeneuve (2021)
Knauss Profile: Amanda Dwyer (2020)
Knauss Profile: Amalia Aruda Almada
(Sept. 2019)
A Knauss Fellow's Experience: Ellie Bors
(June 2018)
Past Knauss Fellows proposed by Woods Hole Sea Grant
| Knauss Fellow | Year | University | Knauss Appointment |
| Keith Cialino | 2010 | UMASS-Boston | NOAA’s Office of International Affairs |
| Hannah Dean | 2011 | UMASS-Boston | Rep. Chellie Pengree (ME) |
| Denise Ellis-Hibbett | 2011 | UMASS-Boston | NOAA MPA |
| Ellen Parry Tyler | 2012 | Tufts University | Rep. Sam Farr (CA) |
| Stephanie Owens Morris | 2013 | MIT-WHOI Joint Program | Rep. Jared Huffman (CA) |
| Marin Kress | 2013 | UMASS-Boston | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Whitney Bernstein | 2014 | MIT-WHOI Joint Program | Rep. Sam Farr (CA) |
| Li Ling Hamady | 2014 | MIT-WHOI Joint Program | National Science Foundation |
| Anne Clark Baker | 2015 | Clark University | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Amalia Arruda | 2015 | MIT-WHOI Joint Program | NOAA |
| Alec Bogdanoff | 2016 | MIT-WHOI Joint Program | Sen. Ed Markey (MA) |
| Kyrstin Fornace | 2016 | MIT-WHOI Joint Program | NOAA, Sea Grant |
| Eleanor Bors | 2017 | MIT-WHOI Joint Program | NOAA Office of International Affairs |
| Max Kaplan | 2017 | MIT-WHOI Joint Program | NOAA Ocean Acidification Program |
| Emily Argo | 2017 | UMASS-Amherst | U.S. Geological Survey – Natl. Climate Change & Wildlife Science |
| Rebecca Certner | 2018 | Northeastern University | NOAA-NOS Policy & Constituent Affairs Division |
| Allison Matzelle | 2019 | Northeastern University | Sen. Tammy Baldwin (WI) |
| Megan May | 2019 | MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography | Sen. Tammy Baldwin (WI) |
| Tyler Rohr | 2019 | MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography | Dept. of Energy - Water Power Technology Office |
| Amanda Dwyer | 2020 | MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography | NOAA-National Ocean Service, Marine Debris Program |
| Sean McNally | 2020 | MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography | Sen. Brian Schatz (HI) |
| Andrew Villeneuve | 2021 | UMass-Amherst | NOAA Office of the Assistant Administrator of Fisheries |
| Violet Doucette | 2022 | Northeastern University | Office of Sen. Ed Markey (MA) |
| Jennifer Kenyon | 2022 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Bureau of Ocean Energy and Management |
| Patricia Perez | 2022 | UMass-Dartmouth | Department of Energy Wind Energy Technologies and Water Power Technologies offices and the National Sea Grant Office |
| Alia Hidayat | 2023 | MIT WHOI Joint Program | Office of Rep. Doris Matsui (CA) |
| Sophia Ly | 2023 | Northeastern University | NOAA Office of International Affairs |
| Kalina Grabb | 2023 | MIT WHOI Joint Program | NOAA Ocean Acidification Program |
| Samantha Clevenger | 2024 | MIT WHOI Joint Program | NOAA Ocean Acidification Program & DOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management |
| Jordanna (Jori) Barley | 2024 | UMass Amherst | NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research |