Group Leader

Prof. Tell Tuttle

Tell Tuttle's research is focused on the concept of "reducing molecular search spaces" - a phrase that was coined in the group. The group works closely with experimental colleagues to address practical problems in the areas of molecular structure (development of new materials), molecular recognition (drug design), molecular reactivity (new catalysts and new paradigms in organic reaction mechanisms) and molecular properties (development of organic photovoltaics). The understanding derived from the computational and theoretical methods employed in our research results in the generation of predictive models that are used to design molecular-based solutions to a range of problems from chemistry to biomedicine to nanotechnology to organic electronics.

Biography

2018 - date: Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

2010 - 2018: Senior lecturer in Physical Organic Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

2007 - 2010: Lecturer in Physical Organic Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

2004 - 2006: Post doc in the group of Prof. Walter Thiel at the Max Planck Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.

2002 - 2004: PhD thesis in theoretical chemistry, supervised by Prof. Dieter Cremer and Prof. Elfi Kraka at Göteborg University, Sweden.

2001: Honours year thesis in computational chemistry with Prof. Brian Yates at the University of Tasmania.

1998 - 2000: Undergraduate studies at the University of Tasmania. B.Sc with majors in physics and chemistry.

The Team

Current Group members

Post Docs

Ross Urquhart

2021 - Current

Post Doc working on the reduction of molecular search spaces through the systematic exploration of chemical space with computational tools.

Graduate Students

Nikita Myasnikov

2024 - Current

PhD student specialising in AI-driven algorithms to predict aggregation and gel phenomena during peptide synthesis and isolation processes.

    Ryan Fraser

    2024 - Current

    PhD student specializing in machine learning-driven elucidation of peptoid nanostructures for nature-inspired acoustics and antimicrobial/anticancer pore-forming peptoids.

      Raj Kumar Rajaram Baskaran

      2024 - Current

      PhD student working on AI algorithms to design and optimize Multi-Component Soft Materials


        Previous Group Members

        Post Docs

        Alex van Teijlingen

        2023 - 2025

          Gary Scott

          2017 - 2018

            Bhaskar Mondal

            2010 - 2013

              Jörg Sassmannshausen

              2009 - 2010

                Qinghua Ren

                2008 - 2010

                  Graduate Students

                  Alex van Teijlingen

                  2023

                    Robert Cordina

                    2023

                      Krystian Kolodziejczak

                      2022

                        Hamish Swanson

                        2024

                          Simon Rohrbach

                          2019

                            Allan Young

                            2019

                              Daniela Kroiss

                              2019

                                Marie-Pierre Dreanic

                                2018

                                  Mark Allison

                                  2018

                                    Florimond Cumine

                                    2018

                                      Ines Moreira

                                      2017

                                        Katie Emery

                                        2017

                                          Gary Scott

                                          2017

                                            Armelle Le Gall

                                            2017

                                              Greg Anderson

                                              2016

                                                Daniel Cannon

                                                2016

                                                  Ivan Ramos-Sasselli

                                                  2016

                                                    Marc Reid

                                                    2015

                                                      Nicola Caldwell

                                                      2015

                                                        Christopher Idziak

                                                        2013

                                                          Pim Frederix

                                                          2013

                                                            Undergraduate Project Students

                                                            Keaira McNicoll

                                                            2024 - 2025

                                                              Becca Armstrong

                                                              2024 - 2025

                                                                Melissa Smith

                                                                2020 - 2021

                                                                  Sophie Shearlaw

                                                                  2023 - 2024

                                                                    Michal Dabrowski

                                                                    2023 - 2024

                                                                      Ryan Fraser

                                                                      2023 - 2024

                                                                        Ema Mocsonokyova

                                                                        2022 - 2023

                                                                          Zoe MacPherson

                                                                          2022 - 2023

                                                                            Ross Miller

                                                                            2022 - 2023

                                                                              Calum Fyfe

                                                                              2021 - 2022

                                                                                Melissa Smith

                                                                                2021 - 2022

                                                                                  Ross Urquhart

                                                                                  2020-2021

                                                                                    Amy Eastcroft

                                                                                    2020-2021

                                                                                      Rebecca Carr

                                                                                      2020-2021

                                                                                        Benjamin Clark

                                                                                        2019-2020

                                                                                          Duncan Ross

                                                                                          2019-2020

                                                                                            Hamish Swanson

                                                                                            2019-2020

                                                                                              George Lawson

                                                                                              2019-2020

                                                                                                Cameron Reid

                                                                                                2018 - 2019

                                                                                                  Jack McQueen

                                                                                                  2018 - 2019

                                                                                                    Hannah Sharratt

                                                                                                    2018 - 2019

                                                                                                      Rachael Phillips

                                                                                                      2018 - 2019

                                                                                                        Jasmin Clough

                                                                                                        2017-2018

                                                                                                          Iain Taylor

                                                                                                          2017 - 2018

                                                                                                            Andrew Coom

                                                                                                            2017 - 2018

                                                                                                              Caitlin Wright

                                                                                                              2017 - 2018

                                                                                                                Daniel Clarke

                                                                                                                2017 - 2018

                                                                                                                  Laura Janssen

                                                                                                                  2017

                                                                                                                    Christopher Faulkner

                                                                                                                    2016-2017

                                                                                                                      Iain Prentice

                                                                                                                      2016-2017

                                                                                                                        Samuel Stewart

                                                                                                                        2016-2017

                                                                                                                          Lauren Barrie

                                                                                                                          2015-2016

                                                                                                                            Sarah Dyer

                                                                                                                            2015-2016

                                                                                                                              Luca Bartek

                                                                                                                              2015-2016

                                                                                                                                Victoria Lang

                                                                                                                                2015-2016

                                                                                                                                  Emma Matthews

                                                                                                                                  2014-2015

                                                                                                                                    Louise Cranston

                                                                                                                                    2013-2014

                                                                                                                                      Kimberley Ross

                                                                                                                                      2013-2014

                                                                                                                                        Iain Cameron

                                                                                                                                        2013-2014

                                                                                                                                          Sarah Christmas

                                                                                                                                          2012-2013

                                                                                                                                            Jessica Padden

                                                                                                                                            2012-2013

                                                                                                                                              Amy Romaniuk

                                                                                                                                              2012-2013

                                                                                                                                                Allan Young

                                                                                                                                                2012-2013

                                                                                                                                                  Ivan Ramos-Sasselli

                                                                                                                                                  2011-2012

                                                                                                                                                    Deborah Cleary

                                                                                                                                                    2011-2012

                                                                                                                                                      Emily Bell

                                                                                                                                                      2011-2012

                                                                                                                                                        Kate Hannaby

                                                                                                                                                        2010-2011

                                                                                                                                                          Daniel Cannon

                                                                                                                                                          2010-2011

                                                                                                                                                            Joe Cameron

                                                                                                                                                            2010-2011

                                                                                                                                                              Scott Flemming

                                                                                                                                                              2009-2010

                                                                                                                                                                Undergraduate Summer Students

                                                                                                                                                                Kirsty Anderson

                                                                                                                                                                2016

                                                                                                                                                                  Pauline Verite

                                                                                                                                                                  2016

                                                                                                                                                                    Fabian Talbot

                                                                                                                                                                    2015

                                                                                                                                                                      Vincent Montigaud

                                                                                                                                                                      2015

                                                                                                                                                                        Jemma Machlachlan

                                                                                                                                                                        2015

                                                                                                                                                                          Lisa Cowling

                                                                                                                                                                          2015

                                                                                                                                                                            Andy Roberts

                                                                                                                                                                            2012

                                                                                                                                                                              Ben Snow

                                                                                                                                                                              2012

                                                                                                                                                                                James Fox

                                                                                                                                                                                2009

                                                                                                                                                                                  Tom Morrell

                                                                                                                                                                                  2009

                                                                                                                                                                                    Visiting Scholars

                                                                                                                                                                                    Pardis Tabaee

                                                                                                                                                                                      Frank Fischer

                                                                                                                                                                                      Now PhD student in the Sauer Lab, HU Berlin