Fellow selected for Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Fellow Olamide Ayeni (Nigeria, 2017), Chief People Officer of waste transformation organization HOPCYKU, has been named a 2025 finalist of the Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. In this role, she will contribute her expertise to critical marine, coastal and Great Lakes policy issues for the U.S. Executive Branch.
“I’m especially glad that the work I do through HOPCYKU, bringing life to discarded waste products that would have otherwise ended up in our oceans and lakes, serves as the bedrock of my passion for sustainable solutions,” shared Olamide, who is pursuing a Master of Engineering and Industrial Management at Michigan Tech University.
The Knauss Fellowship offers graduate students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience developing and implementing national policy. Finalists are selected by panels of national experts in marine science, policy and education.
