Dr. Sara Graves presented a paper entitled “A Collaborative, Multidisciplinary Environment for Coastal Science” at the 2011 AGU Fall meeting in San Francisco, California. The AGU Fall Meeting is the largest worldwide conference in the geophysical sciences, attracting nearly 20,000 Earth and space scientists, educators, students, and policy makers. This meeting showcases current scientific theory focused on discoveries that will benefit humanity and ensure a sustainable future for our planet. Dr. Graves’ invited talk provided an overview of the Northern Gulf Coastal Hazards Collaboratory (NG-CHC); a collaborative environment for the coastal hazards research community in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.