Stephen E. Silliman
Professor
and Associate Dean for
Educational Programs

Partial List of Recent Publications

Silliman, S.E., B. Berkowitz, J. Simunek, and M. th. van Genuchten, "Fluid Flow and Chemical Migration
Within the Capillary Fringe", Ground Water, 40(1), 76-84, 2002.

Silliman, S.E., R. Dunlap, M. Fletcher and M.A. Schneegurt, "Bacterial Transport in Heterogeous Porous
Media: Observations from Laboratory Experiments", Water Resources Research, 37(11), 2699-2708, 2001.

Silliman, S.E., "Laboratory Study of Chemical Transport to Wells Within Heterogeneous Porous Media", Water
Resources Research, 37(7), 1883-1892, 2001.

Silliman, S.E., and L. Zheng, "Comparison of Observations from a Laboratory Model with Stochastic Theory: Initial
Analysis of Hydraulic and Tracer Experiments", Transport in Porous Media, 42(1/2), 85-107, 2001.

Cole, B.E., and S.E. Silliman, "Utility of Simple Models for Capture Zone Delineation in Heterogeneous Unconfined
Aquifers", Ground Water, 38(5), 665-672, 2000.

Silliman, S.E., and B. Berkowitz, "Sampling for the Variogram within Fractured Media Containing Multiple Fracture Sets",
Mathematical Geology, 32(5), 543-560, 2000.

Zheng, L., and S.E. Silliman, "Estimating the Variance and Integral Scale of the Transmissivity Field Using Head
Residual Increments", Water Resources Research, 36(5), 1353-1358, 2000.

Silliman, S.E. and G. Mantz, "The Effect of Measurement Error on Estimating the Hydraulic Gradient in Three-Dimensions",
Ground Water, 38(1), 114-120, 2000.

Berkowitz, B., H. Scher, and S. Silliman, "Anomalous Transport in Laboratory-scale, Heterogeneous Porous Media",
Water Resources Research, 36(1), 149-158, 2000. {Correction appeared 36(5), 1371, 2000.}

Zheng. L. and S. Silliman, "Estimating the Theoretical Semivariogram from Finite Numbers of Measurements",
Water Resources Research, 36(1), 361-367, 2000.

Silliman, S.E. and G. Mantz, "Incorporating Data Related Uncertainty in the Definition of Wellhead Capture Zones",
in Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Drinking Water Risk Assessment and Management, IAHS Publication
No. 260, 53-56, 2000.

Silliman, S.E., and L. Ketchum, Jr., "Student Involvement in Water Development / Treatment in Rural Settings",
in Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Drinking Water Risk Assessment and Management, IAHS Publication
No. 260, 171-173, 2000.

Silliman, S.E., J. Fein, and P. Johnson, "Hydrogeology", in "Research: From the Core to the Crust",
Geotimes, 44(7), 38-39, 1999.

Silliman, S.E., L. Zheng, and P. Conwell, "The Use of Laboratory Experiments for the Study of Conservative
Solute Transport in Heterogeneous Porous Media", Hydrogeology Journal, 6, 166-177, 1998.

Silliman, S.E., and S. Caswell, "Observations of Measured Hydraulic Conductivity in Two Artificial, Confined
Aquifers with Boundaries", Water Resources Research, 34(9), 2203-2213, 1998.

Silliman, S.E., and C. Frost, "Monitoring of the Hydraulic Gradient using a Three-point Estimator", Journal
of Environmental Engineering, 124(6), 517-523, 1998.

Conwell, P., S. Silliman, and L. Zheng, "Design of a Piezometer Network for Estimation of the Variogram of the
Hydraulic Gradient: the Role of the Instrument", Water Resources Research, 33(11), 2489-2494, 1997.

Cole, B., and S. Silliman, "Capture Zonesfor Passive Wells in Heterogeneous Unconfined Aquifers",
Ground Water, 35(1), 92-98, 1997.

Cole, B. and S. Silliman, "Estimating the Horizontal Gradient in Heterogeneous, Unconfined Aquifers: Comparison
of Three-point Schemes", Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation, Spring, 1996, 84-91.

Silliman, S.E., "The Importance of the Third Dimension on Transport through Saturated Porous Media: Case Study
based on Transport of Particles", Jour. of Hyd., 179, 1996, 181-196.

Silliman, S.E., "Sample Support in a Single Fracutre: Considering the Definition and Control of the Support of a
Water Sample", Geophys. Res. Letters, 22(11), 1145-1147, 1995.

Silliman, S.E., J. Ramirez, and R.L. CcCabe, "Quanitfying Downflow through Creek Sediments using Temperature
Time Series: One Dimensional Solution Incorporating Measured Surface Temperature", Jour. of Hyd., 167, 99-119, 1995.

Silliman, S.E., "Particle Transport through Two-dimensional, Saturated Porous Media: influence of Physical Structure
of the Medium", Jour. of Hyd., 167, 79-98, 1995.

Silliman, S.E., C.C. Cady, and K. Snyder, "Application of a UV-Curing Resin to Hydrodynamic Studies in Porous Media",
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., American Chemical Society, 33(8), 1997-2001, 1994.

Dronfield, D., and S.E. Silliman, "Velocity Dependence of Dispersion for Transport through a Single Fracture of Variable
Roughness", Water Resources Research, 29(10), 3477-3484, 1993.

Cady, C.C., S.E. Silliman, and E. Shaffern, "Variation in Aperture Estimate Ratios from Hydraulic and Tracer Tests in a
Single Fracture", Water Resources Research, 29(9), 2975-2982, 1993.

Silliman, S.E., and D.F. Booth, "Analysis of Time-series Measurements of Sediment Temperature for Identification of
Gaining vs. Losing Portions of Juday Creek, Indiana", Journal of Hydrology, 146, 131-148, 1993.

Robinson, R. S. Silliman, and C. Cady, "Identifying Fracture Interconnections Between Boreholes using Natural
Temperature Profiling: II. Application to a Fractured Dolomite", The Log Analyst, 34(1), 69-77, 1993.