News & StoriesCategory: Knauss

Pennsylvania Sea Grant Welcomes 2026 Knauss Marine Policy Fellows

June 25, 2026 Releases

Pennsylvania Sea Grant is thrilled to announce that Faith Echiejile and Bhavik Gupta have embarked on their one year, paid fellowship through Sea Grant’s John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program. Echiejile and Gupta join 43 other fellows, supported by 26 Sea Grant programs across the country, as they begin the career-advancing opportunity made possible […]

Ocean Irony: Sahara Ríos-Bonilla, Knauss Fellow

August 14, 2025 Releases

Fear of the unknown Since childhood, Sahara Ríos-Bonilla has always loved science and nature. And although that passion once felt like an unattainable career path, Sahara persisted and forged a future as a researcher, inventor, and Knauss Fellow. Sahara grew up along the teeming and lush coast of Puerto Rico with an ironic and inexplicable […]

Combining the Military and Science: Chelsea Russ, Knauss Fellow

August 12, 2025 Releases

Enlisting for her future Chelsea Russ enlisted in the United States Navy at the age of 22 with one of her close friends after spending her young adult life training horses and competing in endurance riding competitions. She joined the military, additionally prompted by the 2008-2009 recession, with the intention of building a career and […]

For the Love of Sharks: Nathaniel Edelheit-Rice, Knauss Fellow

August 8, 2025 Releases

An early start Nathaniel Edelheit-Rice has always loved sharks. The Epaulette shark is his favorite because of its unique ability to use fins to walk across the sea floor, but his life’s mission is to protect them all. The current Sea Grant Knauss Fellow, working in NOAA’s Office of General Counsel, discovered his passion for […]

2026 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Application Period is NOW OPEN!

December 13, 2024 Releases

2026 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Application Period is NOW OPEN! Application Deadline is February 19, 2025 (HARRISBURG, PA) – Pennsylvania Sea Grant is excited to announce that the application period for the 2026 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy fellowship is now open. Graduate students are encouraged to consider the opportunity which provides a one-year, paid […]