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David C. Smith

Professor of Oceanography

Associate Dean, Graduate School of Oceanography

CIB 227

dcsmith@gso.uri.edu

(401) 874-6172

http://www.gso.uri.edu/~dcsmith

Educational Background

Ph.D. B.S.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD) California State University, Long Beach

1994 1984

Areas of Specialization

Research

David Smith's current research interests include marine microbial ecology, water quality microbiolgy and the microbiology of deeply buried marine sediments.

Teaching

David Smith currently teaches a graduate level course in marine microbial ecology (OCG 576) and co-teaches an upper level undergraduate oceanography course (OCG 451).

Outreach

GEMS-Net Mentor; National Ocean Science Bowl

Students

Ellen Keane Andrew M. Staroscik Marek Kirs Heather Saffert

M.S. Ph.D. Ph.D. Ph.D.

2000 2003 2005 2008

Publications:

Soffientino, B, Spivack, AJ, Smith, DC, and D'Hondt, S 2009 Hydrogenase Activity in Deeply Buried Sediments of the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans. Geomicrobiology Journal 26: 537 - 545. (pdf)

Kallmeyer, J, and Smith, DC. 2009. An improved method for separation of DNA from humic substances in marine sediments by electroelution. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 69: 125-131.

Montgomery, MT, Boyd, TJ, Osburn, CL, and Smith, DC 2009 PAH mineralization and bacterial organotolerance in surface sediments of the Charleston Harbor Estuary. Biodegradation DOI 10.1007/s10532-009-9298-3. (pdf)

Forschner, S., Sheffer, RG, Rowley, DC, and Smith, DC 2008 Microbial diversity in Cenozoic sediments recovered from the Lomonosov Ridge in the Central Arctic Basin. Environmental Microbiology. 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01834.x

Kallmeyer J, Smith DC, Spivack AJ, D'Hondt S 2008. A new cell extraction prodecure applied to deep subsurface sediments. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 6:236-245.(pdf)

McGarvey, ST, Buszin J, Reed, H, Smith DC, Rahman Z., Andrezejewski C, Awusabo-Asare K, and White MJ, 2008, Community and household determinants of water quality in coastal Ghana. Journal of Water and Health. 6: 339-349.

Durbin EG, Casas MC, Rynearson T, Smith DC 2008 A novel method for measuring in situ rates of predation on different species of copepods using Q-PCR. Mar Biol DOI 10.1007/s00227-007-0843-5 (pdf)

Dickens, GR, M Koelling, DC Smith, L Schnieders, and IODP Expedition 302 Scientists. 2007. Rhizon sampling of pore waters on scientific drilling expeditions: An example from IODP Expedition 302, Arctic Coring Expedition (ACEX). Scientific Drilling Journal. 4: 22-25. (pdf)

Kirs M, Smith DC 2007 Multiplex quantitative real-time RT-PCR for the F+ specific RNA coliphages: A method for use in microbial source tracking. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73:808-814. (pdf)

Smith DC, D'Hondt S. 2006. Life in deep subseafloor sediments. Oceanography 19: 58-70. (pdf)

Soffientino B, Spivack AJ, Smith DC, Roggenstein EB, D’Hondt S 2006. A versatile and sensitive tritium-based radioassay for measuring Hydrogenase activity in aquatic sediments. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 66: 136-146. (pdf)

Presentations:

Cox, A.M., Maranda, L., and Smith, D.C., 2009, Bacterial response following chlorine dioxide treatment of ballast water, 16th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species: 19 - 23 April. Montreal.

Maranda, L., Campbell, R.G., Cox, A.M., and Smith, D.C., 2009, Chlorine Dioxide as a Treatment for Ballast Water to Control Invasive Species: Shipboard Testing, 16th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species: 19 - 23 April. Montreal.

Smith DC (2008) Microorganisms living deep within marine sediments Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando.  2-7 March 2008.

Maranda L, Campbell RG, Cox AM, Smith DC, Hasson MD (2007) Treatment of ballast water with chlorine dioxide to control invasive species under actual shipping conditions 15th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

McGarvey ST, Buszin J, Smith DC, Reed H, Awusabo-Asare-K, White MJ (2006) Determinants of Household Water Quality in Coastal Ghana. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Atlanta, GA

Smith, D.C. 2006. Gaining Access to the Marine Subsurface Biosphere through the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program. International Symposium on Microbial Ecology. Vienna, Austria. 20 - 25 August 2006.

Saffert, H., D. C. Smith, A. Hanson, and E. Morin. 2006. An autonomous submersible analyzer for indicator bacteria. Eos Trans. AGU 87: Abstract OS45D-28.

Soffientino, B., A. J. Spivack, D. C. Smith, S. D'Hondt, and IODP Expedition 307 Party. 2006. Hydrogenase activity as an indicator of microbial activity and as a proxy of microbial community metabolism in deeply buried marine sediments. Astrobiology 9: 235.