| Institution: | University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) |
| Department: | Horn Point Laboratory (HPL) |
| Expertise: | Coastal/Estuarine Hydrodynamics, Coastal/Estuarine Sampling and Monitoring, Oceanography, Sea Level Rise, Sediment, Marshes, human impact on sediments |
| Chesapeake Management Areas: | Vital Habitats, Water Quality, Climate Resiliency |
| Research interests: | Sediment transport and deposition in intertidal, fluvial, and estuarine environments; sediment-vegetation feedbacks; tidal marsh response to human and environmental changes; physical impacts of shoreline stabilization structures |
| Email: | cpalinkas@umces.edu |
| Web Address: | www.umces.edu/cindy-palinkas |
