Brian R. Silliman

Brian R. Silliman
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsConservation biology
InstitutionsDuke University

Brian Reed Silliman is a marine conservation biologist.[1] He is currently the Rachel Carson Distinguished Professor of Marine Conservation Biology at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University.[2] Silliman received an A.B. and M.Sc. from the University of Virginia. He completed his Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Brown University in 2004.[3]

Silliman was elected a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America in 2023.[4]

Books

  • Effective Conservation Science: Data Not Dogma, Oxford University Press, 2017, ISBN 9780198808978; edited with Peter M. Kareiva and Michelle Marvier

References

  1. ^ "The Deepwater Horizon spill may have caused 'irreversible' damage to Gulf Coast marshes". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  2. ^ "Duke Awards 29 University Distinguished Professorships". today.duke.edu. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  3. ^ "Curriculum Vita of Brian Reed Silliman" (PDF). October 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ecological Society of America announces 2023 Fellows". Ecological Society of America. 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2025-08-10.