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

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

        Ross Urquhart

        2021 - Current

        PhD student working on accelerating iridium catalyst design using machine learning.


          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