Complete CV

grants

EDUCATION

2004 Brown University, Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Advisor: Dr. Mark Bertness

1999 University of Virginia, M.S., Environmental Science.
Advisor: Dr. Jay Zieman

1995 University of Virginia, B.A., Highest Distinction.
Environmental Science and History; Philosophy concentration.
Advisors: Dr. Jay Zieman, Environmental Sciences
Julian Bond, History

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

2005-present Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Florida.

2005-present Research Fellow, Center for Advanced Studies in Ecology and Biodiversity, Catholic University, Santiago, Chile.

2004-2006 The Nature Conservancy David Smith Conservation Post Doctoral Fellow
Advisors: Dr. Peter Karieva (TNC); Dr. Emmett Duffy (William and Mary)

2003-2004 Visiting Scientist, Bell-Buruch Marine Field Laboratories, University of South Carolina

1998-present Instructor, Biology Department, University of Virginia.
Course: Tropical Marine Biology

1996-1998 Graduate Academic Advisor, Assistant to Dean of Students, University of Virginia.

FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORS

2007 Young Investigator Grant, Andrew Mellon Foundation

2006 University of Toronto, Biology Department, Distinguished Lecturer: GuestLecturer for largest Biology class in North America: 2500 students

2006 Young Investigators' Prize, American Society of Naturalist

2004 David Smith Post-Doctoral Conservation Fellowship sponsored by The Nature Conservancy and Society of Conservation Biology

2003 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Walter B. Jones Award for Excellence in Marine Graduate Study.

2003 University Fellowship, Brown University.

2003 Visiting Scientist Award, Buruch Marine Field Laboratories, University of South Carolina.

2000 STAR (Science to Achieve Results) Fellowship, Environmental Protection Agency.

2000 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Estuarine Research Reserve (NOAA-NERRS) Graduate Research Fellowship.

1999 All-University, Seven Society Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Virginia.

1999 Dean's award for outstanding leadership and service to the University community, University of Virginia.

1999 Raven Society, University of Virginia.

1998 Dupont Fellowship, University of Virginia.

1996 Odum Ecological Research Award, University of Virginia.

1992-1995 Departmental Award for Academic Excellence, University of Virginia.

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES

2003 Symposium organizer for 2003 Ecological Society of America meeting: ?Anthropogenic modification of North American salt marshes: Causes, Consequences and Recommendations.?

BRIAN REED SILLIMAN

Department of Zoology
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida 32611

office: 409 Carr Hall
phone: (352) 392-1137

research interests

Community and ecosystem ecology of salt marshes. Community ecology of temperate and tropical rocky shores. Conservation of coastal wetlands and fish populations. Role of mangroves as nursery habitats. Effects of global warming and nitrogen loading on species distributions and primary productivity. Food web ecology. Plant-animal interactions. Consumer, nutrient, and biodiversity effects on ecosystem structure and function. Biogeography of intertidal systems.

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