Peer-Reviewed
Publications: Technical Work
Silliman, S.E., C. Hamlin, P. Crane, and M. Boukari,
“International Collaborations and Incorporating the Social
Sciences in Research in Hydrology and Hydrologic Engineering”, Accepted
subject to minor revision, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 2007 (revised pdf can be viewed at www.nd.edu/~silliman/Development/benin/SillimHydComrevised.pdf).
Silliman, S.E., M. Boukari, P. Crane, F. Azonsi, and
C.R. Neal, “Observations on Element Concentrations of Groundwater in
Dunn, A.M., S.E.
Silliman, S. Dhamwichukorn, and C.F. Kulpa, “Demonstration of Microbial Transport into the
Capillary Fringe via Advection from Below the Water Table”, Journal of Hydrology,
306(1-4), 50-58, 2005.
Nicholl, S.; Talley, J. W., and
Silliman, S., “Model verification of TPD-MS for estimation of release
energy values for PAHs on mineral sorbents.”
J. of Env. Chem.& Tox. Vol.
23, No. 11, 203-208, 2004.
Berkowitz, B., S.E. Silliman
and A.M. Dunn, “Impact of the capillary fringe on local flow, chemical
migration, and microbiology”, Vadose Zone
Journal, 3, 534-548, 2004.
Dunn, A., and S.E. Silliman, “Air and
Water Entrapment in the Vicinity of the Water Table: A laboratory study on
heterogeneous sands”, Ground Water, 41(6), 729-734, 2003.
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
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.M., S.E. 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 zones for passive wells in heterogeneous unconfined
aquifers”, Ground Water, 35(1), 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, 84-91, 1996.
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, 181-196, 1996.
Silliman, S.E., “Sample support in a
single fracture: 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. McCabe,
“Quantifying 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
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.
Silliman, S.E. and A.L.
Wright, “Generation of random fields characterized by discrete regions of
constant value”, Applied Mathematics and Computation, 45, 293-311, 1991.
Silliman, S.E.,
“The influence of grid geometry on structure present within discrete
random fields”, Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 113, 171-191, 1990.
Silliman, S.E. and C.E. Neuzil, “Borehole determination of formation thermal
conductivity using a thermal pulse from injected fluid”, Journal of
Geophysical Research, 95 (86), 8697-8704, 1990.
Silliman, S. and D.
Higgins, “An analytical solution for steady state flow between aquifers
through an open well”, Ground Water, 28(2), 184-191, 1990.
Silliman, S.E.,
“An interpretation of the difference between aperture estimates derived
from hydraulic and tracer tests in a single fracture”, Water Resources
Research, 25(10), 2275-2283, 1989.
Silliman, S.E. and R. Robinson,
“Identifying fracture interconnections between boreholes using natural
temperature profiling: I. Conceptual basis”, Groundwater, 27(3), 393-402,
1989.
Silliman, S.E. and A.L.
Wright, “Stochastic analysis of high-permeability paths in the
subsurface”, Water Resources Research, 24(11), 1901-1910, 1988.
Silliman, S.E. and R. Deuell,
“Observations regarding comparison of hydraulic and chemical tracer
tests”, Proceedings of the 4th Canadian/American Conference on
Hydrogeology, Hitchon and Bachu
(ed.), National Water Well Association, 1988.
Silliman, S.E., L. Konikow and C. Voss, “Laboratory investigation of
longitudinal dispersion in anisotropic porous media”, Water Resources
Research, 23(11), 2145-2151, 1987.
Silliman, S.E. and E.S.
Simpson, “Laboratory evidence of the scale effect on solute
transport”, Water Resources Res., 23(8), 1667-1673, 1987.
Hsieh, P.A., J.V. Tracy, C.E. Neuzil, J.D. Bredehoeft and S.E.
Silliman, “A transient laboratory method for determining the hydraulic
properties of ‘tight’ rocks -- I. Theory”, Int. Journal of
Rock Mech. and Min. Sci. and Geomech.,
18(3), 245-252, 1981.
Neuzil,
C.E., C. Cooley, S.E. Silliman, J.D. Bredehoeft and
P.A. Hsieh, “A transient laboratory method for determining the hydraulic
properties of ‘tight’ rocks -- II. Applications”,
Int. Journal of Rock Mech. and Min. Sci. and Geomech.,
18(3), 253-258, 1981.