Prof Tamplin is Co-Founder (with Dr József Baranyi, UK Institute of Food Research) of ComBase (www.combase.cc). His committee and advisory service include: Fellow, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ); 3-terms on the US National Advisory Committee for the Microbiological Criteria for Foods; advisor to the World Health Organisation, Food and Agricultural Organisation, Pan American Health Organisation, US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh and to government ministries in Bermuda, Brasil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Jamica, Mexico, and Peru. Awards include: Sigma Xi Junior Faculty Award, University of Florida Research Achievement Award, US Food and Drug Administration Outstanding Researcher Award, and Sigma Xi Research Award.
Career Summary
Employment
• 2006-present,Professor in Food Microbiology, Director Food Safety Centre, University of Tasmania, Hobart TAS, Australia
• 2000-2006, Lead Scientist/Microbiologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania USA
• 2003-2006, Coordinator, Center for Excellence in Microbial Modeling & Informatics, USDA-ARS, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania USA• 1999-2000, President, Water Examination Technologies, Inc. and Biosecure, Inc, Gainesville, Florida
• 1990-1999, Associate Professor, Gainesville, Florida USA
• 1987-1990, Microbiologist, US Food & Drug Administration, Fisheries Research Branch, Dauphin Island, Alabama USA
• 1987, Research Scientist, University of Maryland, Center of Marine Biotechnology, Baltimore, Maryland USA
• 1985-87, Post-Doctoral Associate, University of Maryland, Department of Microbiology, College Park, Maryland USA
Adjunct Appointments• 2006-present, Professor, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana USA
• 2005-present, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Ann, Maryland USA
• 2001-2003, Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey USA
• 1990-1999, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida USA
• 1993-1999 Department of Microbiology and Cell Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida USA
• 1996-1999 Department of Soil and Water Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida USA
Research Interests
Microbial ecology of food (seafood, meat, dairy, produce) and associated environments, predictive microbiology, food safety tools and databases. Current projects include:
• Predictive models for spoilage of meat (Meat & Livestock Australia Ltd)
• Antimicrobial resistance in farm and non-farm environments
• Quantifying operator effect on recovery of bacteria from beef and sheep carcasses (Meat & Livestock Australia Ltd)
• Predictive tools to manage pathogenic Vibrio spp. in species of Australian oysters (Australian Seafood Cooperative Research Centre)
• Extending shelf-life of valued-added fish species in new product development (Australian Seafood Cooperative Research Centre)
• Predictive tools to manage pathogenic Vibrio spp. in species of USA oysters (University of Maryland Eastern Shore)
• Predictive models for the behaviour of biothreat agents and toxins in food (US Department of Agriculture)
Research Areas:Teaching
• Microbial Ecology & Ecology (KLA398/498), Unit Coordinator and Lecturer
• Marine Microbiology (KLA200), Lecturer
• Teaching into various units in MSc (Coursework) Microbiology program
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