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Brian Reed Silliman
Rachel Carson Professor of Marine Conservation Biology
Marine Science and Conservation
brian.silliman@duke.edu
135 Duke Marine Lab Road, Beaufort, NC 28516
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Selected Grants
Living shorelines monitoring at MCAS Cherry Point
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Department of the Navy ·
2021 - 2026
Collaborative Research: Can Theory-informed Incorporation of Mutualisms into Coastal Habitat Restoration Increase Ecosystem Regrowth?
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2023 - 2026
LTER: Georgia coastal Ecosystems-IV
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by University of Georgia ·
2013 - 2025
REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Estuarine and Coastal Marine Systems
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Senior Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2021 - 2025
IUCRC Planning Grant Duke University: Center for Innovation in Risk-analysis for Climate Adaptation and Decision-making (CIRCAD)
Research
Participating Faculty Member ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2024 - 2025
NSF Engines: Type-1: North Carolina Ecosystem Technology (NCET) Economic Engine
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by University of North Carolina - Wilmington ·
2023 - 2025
Can positive interactions make restoration an affordable option for coastal managers?
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Pew Charitable Trusts ·
2018 - 2021
MCAS Living Shoreline
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Pew Charitable Trusts ·
2020 - 2021
Consequences of Changing Mangrove Forests in South Asia on the Provision of Global Ecosystem Goods and Services
Research
Co Investigator ·
Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration ·
2017 - 2021
Harnessing positive interactions at multiple scales for seagrass restoration
Fellowship
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by North Carolina State University ·
2016 - 2018
Can Sea Otters Defend and Restore our Coastlines?
Fellowship
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Society for Conservation Biology ·
2015 - 2018
CAREER: Small Grazers, Multiple Stressors and the Proliferation of Fungal Disease in Marine Plant Ecosystems
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2014 - 2017
CAREER: Small Grazers, Multiple Stressors and the Proliferation of Fungal Disease - Supplement
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2014 - 2016
Are blue crab declines leading to a trophic cascade and massive loss of U.S. southern marshes?
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2014 - 2014
