Congratulations to Aina Hori, a recent SMEA graduate, who was selected as a finalist for the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship! The Knauss Fellowship is a prestigious one-year fellowship awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Sea Grant College Program. This fellowship has allowed graduate students to gain hands-on experience developing and implementing policy on marine, coastal, and Great Lake issues. Fellows live and work in Washington, D.C., where they are matched with federal agencies or legislative offices according to their interests and academic expertise.

Read here to learn more about the program and Aina’s interests!

SMEA wishes you all the best in Washington D.C.!