Rate My Professor James Silliman

Silliman's research focuses on organic geochemistry, including climate and environmental change, marine sediments, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, perylene origins, biogeochemistry, environmental chemistry, and geoscience education. Key publications include 'An Hypothesis for the Origin of Perylene Based on Its Low Abundance in Sediments of Green Bay, Wisconsin' (Chemical Geology, 2001), 'Insights into the origin of perylene from isotopic analyses of sediments from Saanich Inlet, British Columbia' (Organic Geochemistry, 2000), 'Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contents of Coral and Surface Sediments off the South Texas Coast of the Gulf of Mexico' (International Journal of Biology, 2013), and 'Geoscience Education in Public Schools: Enhancing Attitudes and Knowledge' (Eos, 2007). As Principal Investigator, he has led major grants such as the National Science Foundation's 'Elementary Teachers Engaged in Authentic Math and Science [ETEAMS]' ($1,500,000, 2013-2017) and several Texas Research and Development Fund projects. His honors include two Texas A&M University System Teaching Excellence Awards (2010, 2011), the Excellence in Disability Access and Inclusion Award from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (2020), and the Conservation & Environmental Stewardship Award from the Coastal Bend Bays Foundation (2006).