B.Sc. 1974 (Major in Chemistry, Biochemistry & Cell Biology) Auckland University, New Zealand M.Sc. 1975 Auckland University, New Zealand (Reactions Involving Electrophilic Iodine) Ph.D. 1977 Auckland University, New Zealand (Addition of Iodine Azide to Alkenes)

Applied Analytical Chemistry, particularly of biofilms, polyacrylamides and surfactants. Growth and development of biofilms Development of surfaces to prevent biofouling Flocculation behaviour, mechanisms. Interactions of particles, adsorption of cationic copolyacrylamides, competition with cationic surfactant adsorption Application of Raman and AFM to biofilm studies The use of FTIR for applied analyses of silica, surfactants, and biofilms Studies of the growth and architecture of biofilms Nature of the exopolymers in bacterial (mainly Pseudomonas) biofilms. Fluorescent labelling. Capillary Electrophoresis. Studies involving the analysis of creatine and creatinine in blood and urine after supplementation: dose – uptake relationships, the effect of supplementation on erythrocyte creatine levels.

Fouling release and chemical activity effects of a siloxane-based material on tunicates N. Filip, A. Pustam, V. Ells, K.M.T. Grosicki, J. Yang, I. Oguejiofor, C.D. Bishop, M.E. DeMont, T. Smith-Palmer and R. Wyeth Mar.Env.Res.116, 41-50 (2016) doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.02.015 In situ confocal Raman microscopy of hydrated early stages of bacterial biofilm formation on various surfaces in a flow cell. T.Smith-Palmer, S. Lin, (2015) An Exploration of Summer Science Camps as an Informal Learning Environment Truis Smith-Palmer, S. Schnepf, A. Sherman, K. S. Sullenger and L. MacDonald in 'Pushing the Boundaries of Studying Informal Learning in Science, Mathematics and Technology' Eds K.S. Sullenger and R.S. Turner, Sense Publishers, Boston, MA, 2015. Series: Bold Visions in Educational Research, Volume 46. ISBN 978-94-6300-021-5. Biofouling of an all-optical sensor for seafloor monitoring of marine carbon capture and storage sites S. Bhatia, D. Risk, A. Pustam, T. Smith-Palmer, G. Burton, L. Milo, P. Wild Energy Procedia 63 (2014) 3848-3852 Interactions of protamine with the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. NCIMB 2021 A. Pustam, C. Smith, C. Deering, K. Grosicki, T-Y. Leng, S. Lin, J. Yang, D. Pink, T. Gill, L. Graham, D. Derksen, C. Bisop, M. E. DeMont, R.C. Wyeth and T. Smith-Palmer Lett. Microbiol. 58(3) 225-30 (2014) DOI:10.1111/lam.12177.1 Rationalizing the SER spectra of bacteria T. Smith-Palmer, C. Douglas and P. Fredericks Vibrational Spec. 53 (I) 103-106 (2010) DOI:10.1016/j.vibspec.2010.02.012 Quantification of water and biomass in small colony variant PAO1 biofilms by confocal Raman microspectroscopy C. Sandt, T. Smith-Palmer, J. Comeau and D. Pink Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 83 (6) 1171-1182 (2009) DOI:10.1007/s00253-009-2072-y A Comparison of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Development on ZnSe and TiO2 using Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy J. W. D. Comeau, J. Pink, E. Bezanson, C. D. Douglas, D. Pink, and T. Smith-Palmer Appl. Spec. 63(9) 1000-1007( 2009) Tuning Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Effect to Different Molecular Groups by Switching the Silver Colloid Solution pH M. Kazanci, J. P. Schulte, C. Douglas, P. Fratzl, D. Pink, and T. Smith-Palmer Appl. Spec. 63(2) 214-223 (2009) DOI:10.1366/000370209787391987 A Confocal Raman Microscopy Study of the Distribution of a Carotene-containing Yeast in a Living Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm C. Sandt, T. Smith-Palmer, J. Pink and D. Pink Appl. Spec. 62(9) 975-983 (2008) Quantification of local water and biomass in wild type PA01 biofilms by Confocal Raman Microspectroscopy C. Sandt, T. Smith Palmer, J. Pink, D. Pink J. Microbiol. Methods 75(1) 148–152, (2008) DOI:10.1016/j.mimet.2008.05.012 Confocal Raman microspectroscopy as a tool for studying the chemical heterogeneities of biofilms in situ C. Sandt, T. Smith-Palmer, J. Pink, L. Brennan and D. Pink J. Appl. Microbiol. 103 (5) 1802-1820 (2007) Effect of Whey and Soy Protein Supplementation Combined with Resistance Training in Young Adults D.C. Candow, N.C. Burke, T. Smith-Palmer and D.G. Burke IJSNEM 3,233-244 (2006) An FTIR Study of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Biofilm Development: Interpretation of ATR-FTIR Data in the 1500-1180 cm-1 Region J. Pink, T. Smith-Palmer, D. Chisholm, T. J. Beveridge and D. A. Pink. Biofilms In Press (accepted Oct. 2005) Analysis of creatine, creatinine, creatine-d3 and creatinine-d3 in urine, plasma, and red blood cells by HPLC and GCMS to follow the fate of ingested creatine-d3 L. MacNeil, L. Hill, D. MacDonald, L. Keefe, J. F. Cormier, D. G. Burke, T. Smith-Palmer J. Chromatogr. B. In Press (Accepted Sept. 2005) An FTIR Study of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 biofilm growth and dispersion. An improved ATR method for studying biofilms: the C-H stretch region J. Pink, T. Smith-Palmer, T.J. Beveridge, and D.A. Pink Biofilms 1, 157 – 163 (2004) Elevation of Creatine in Red Blood Cells Vegetarians and Non-vegetarians after Creatine Supplementation V. M. MacCormick, L. M. Hill, L. MacNeil, D. G. Burke and T. Smith-Palmer Can. J. Appl. Physiol. 29, 704-713 (2004) A Clinical Trial of Creatine in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Shefner JM, Cudkowicz ME, Schoenfeld D, Conrad T, Taft J, Chilton M, Urbinelli L, Qureshi, M, Zhang, H Pestronk A, Caress J, Donofrio P, Sorenson E, Bradley W, Lomen-Hoerth C, Pioro E, Rezania K, Ross M, Pascuzzi R, Heiman-Patterson T, Tandan R,, Mitsumoto H, Rothstein J, Smith-Palmer T, and the NEALS Consortium Neurology 63, 1656 – 61 (2004) Multivariate Calibration for the Determination of Creatine in Urine Using UV Absorption Spectroscopy L.M. Hill, J. Pink, C. Kaiser, D.G. Burke and T. Smith-Palmer Can. J. Anal. Sci. Spec., 48, 157-161 (2003) Separation Methods Applicable to Urinary Creatine and Creatinine T. Smith-Palmer, J. Chromatogr. B 781 93-106 (2002) An Alternative Synthesis and Mobile Phase Ion Chromatography of Alkanedisulfates J. Cormier, A. Dower, S. Boucher, S. Blair, D. G. Marangoni and T. Smith-Palmer, J. Surf. Det. 5 359-362 (2002) The Flocculation of Kaolin by Cationic Polyacrylamide and the effect of Cationic Surfactant on this Process A. M. McCarron, S. Crispo and T. Smith-Palmer J. Appl. Polymer Sci. 83,2382-2389 (2002) Separation Methods Applicable to Urinary Creatine and Creatinine T. Smith-Palmer, J. Chromatogr. B 781 93-106 (2002) Flocculation of Particles T. Smith-Palmer and R. Pelton Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science A. Hubbard, editor (2001) A Model Colloid for Flocculation Testing R. Cong, T. Smith-Palmer and R. Pelton J. Pulp Paper Sci. 27,379-384 (2001)