Below is a directory of all USC Sea Grant Knauss fellows from 2000-current. Many of their names are hyperlinked to their fellowship blogs, so please read about their exciting and unique experiences as fellows!
| Fellow | Year | University | Knauss Placement |
| Kyla Kelly | 2024 | University of Southern California | NOAA OAR, Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program |
| Lauren Lees | 2024 | University of California, Irvine | National Ocean Service |
| Anna Rothstein | 2024 | San Jose State University | NOAA National Ocean Service, Office for Coastal Management, Coral Reef Conservation Program |
| Tanner Waters | 2024 | University of California, Los Angeles | U.S. House of Representatives, Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries (Minority) |
| Amanda Chiachi | 2023 | California State University, Northridge | NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR); Senior Advisor for Climate |
| Krista Finlay | 2023 | University of California, Santa Barbara | NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS); Legislative Analysis Team |
| Colette Fletcher-Hoppe | 2023 | University of Southern California | Department of Energy; Wind Energy Technologies Office |
| Caitlin Manley | 2023 | University of California, Santa Barbara | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Branch of Coastal and Marine Resources, Ecological Services – Headquarters |
| Erin Winslow | 2023 | University of California, Santa Barbara | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Headquarters, Ecological Services |
| Elliott Matthews | 2022 | University of California, Santa Barbara | NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); Office of Law Enforcement |
| Nina Yang | 2022 | University of Southern California | Office of Science and Technology Policy; The Executive Office of the President |
| Katherine Ball | 2021 | Arizona State University | Department of Energy (DOE); Wind Energy Technologies Office |
| Laura Ingulsrud | 2021 | University of California, Santa Barbara | NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); Office of Protected Resources |
| Shellby Johnson | 2021 | University of California, Santa Barbara | NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR); Office of the Assistant Administrator |
| Demetra Panos | 2021 | California State University Northridge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); Headquarters, Ecological Services |
| Rachel Hager | 2020 | Utah State University | NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources |
| Genie Bay | 2019 | California State University Long Beach | NOAA Office of Education |
| Andrea Daly | 2019 | University of California, Santa Barbara | U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA) |
| Larissa Lee | 2019 | University of Arizona | NOAA NMFS Office of Habitat Conservation, Restoration Center |
| Madison Harris | 2019 | University of California, Santa Barbara | NOAA NMFS International Affairs and Seafood Inspection |
| Leah Fine | 2017 | University of California, Santa Barbara | Office of Marine Conservation, U.S. Department of State |
| Erica Felins | 2017 | University of California, Santa Barbara | Natural Resources Policy Liaison, Navy Secretariat |
| Lauren Gentile | 2017 | Arizona State University | NOAA Oceanic & Atmospheric Research, Climate Program Office, Climate & Societal Interactions Division |
| Megan Hall | 2017 | University of Southern California | Policy and Constituent Affairs Division, National Ocean Service, NOAA |
| Emily Parker | 2017 | University of California, Irvine | NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation, Restoration Center |
| Yareli Sanchez | 2016 | University of California, Los Angeles | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin – Wisconsin |
| Bridget Seegers | 2015 | University of Southern California | Program Analyst in NOAA Research’s Office of Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes |
| Katie Westfall | 2015 | University of California, Santa Barbara | U.S. Representative Jared Huffman – California |
| Luke Feinberg | 2015 | University of California, Santa Barbara | Department of Energy, Wind and Water Power Technologies Office |
| Lisa Susan Fong | 2014 | University of California, Los Angeles | NOAA Office of Program, Planning, and Integration – Regional Collaboration |
| Kiya Gornik | 2014 | University of California, Santa Barbara | U.S. Representative Lois Capps – California |
| Justine B. Kimball | 2014 | Stanford University | Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy |
| Laura Anne Windecker | 2014 | University of California, Santa Barbara | Committee on the Marine Transportation System |
| Kelsey Jacobsen | 2013 | University of California Santa Barbara | U.S. Representative Lois Capps – California |
| Brittany King | 2013 | University of California, Santa Barbara | Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (US DOC, NOAA, NOS, ONMS) |
| Katherine Nixon | 2013 | University of California, Santa Barbara | Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy |
| Emily Smail | 2013 | University of Southern California | U.S. Senator Roger Wicker – Mississippi |
| Michaela Clemence | 2012 | University of California, Santa Barbara | Program Coordination Office in NOAA Headquarters in Washington, DC. |
| Micah Effron | 2012 | University of California, Santa Barbara | NOAA Office of Program, Planning, and Integration |
| Annie Yau | 2012 | University of California, Santa Barbara | NOAA Research Office of the Assistant Administrator |
| Leslie Abramson | 2010 | University of California, Santa Barbara | US Senate; Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee-Majority |
| Tonya Kane | 2009 | University of California, Los Angeles | Volunteer Coordinator, NOAA/National Ocean Service Special Projects |
| Catherine Purcell | 2009 | University of Southern California | Office of Science and Technology, National Observer Program at NOAA |
| Glynnis Roberts | 2008 | Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey | Specialist, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program |
| Joshua Steele | 2008 | University of Southern California | Legislative Assistant for Rep. Sam Farr |
| Po Chi Fung | 2007 | University of California, Santa Barbara | OAR Legislative Analysis Team |
| David Ginsburg | 2007 | University of Southern California | NOAA Office of Education |
| Augustus Vogel | 2007 | University of Southern California | Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy |
| Juliette Finzi | 2006 | University of Southern California | NOAA’s National Ocean Service |
| Kathryn Fitzgibbons | 2006 | Stanford University | |
| Mark Lange | 2006 | University of Southern California | Legislative Fellow, U. S. House of Representatives |
| Kristen Averyt | 2005 | Stanford University | The U.S. Senate |
| Jenny Hauser | 2002 | Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California | Legislative Assistant to Rep. Tom Allen |
| Peter Fippinger | 2002 | Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey | Staff Member with Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation |
| Jamie Krauk | 2001 | University of Maryland | NOAA Office of Communications, External Affairs |
| Nicole Ricci | 2000 | Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey | Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy |
