4.

3 Feet
That’s the height of an average 6 year old girl.

It’s also how much global sea levels could rise in the next 80
years.

Let’s take a look at what that could mean for us.

New York City, 2100

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Image courtesy of UMD Sea Grant
Annapolis, Maryland, 2017
Image courtesy of UMD Sea Grant
Annapolis, Maryland, 2100
Annapolis 2100, Post- tropical storm or hurricane
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Image courtesy of UMD Sea Grant
Baltimore, 2017
Image courtesy of UMD Sea Grant
Baltimore, 2100
Baltimore 2100, Post- tropical storm or hurricane
Image courtesy of UMD Sea Grant
 What is the GT Independent Research Class?
● Year-long GT class - GT credit
● Work independently researching a topic
of our choice
● We work to narrow our topic, find an
advisor, and produce a final research
product by the end of the year.
● Intern-mentor is also offered.
 My Research Process

● Coastal Resilience
● Hard shoreline
engineering
● Ecological engineering
How will IR help you develop as a researcher and a student?
● Reading Comprehension
● Annotations and summaries
● Networking and interpersonal communication skills
● Beneficial research