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

Alex van Teijlingen

2023 - current

Post doc working on the integration of machine learning methods with computational and experimental chemistry to drive discovery of new and exciting materials, catalysts and self-assembling systems.

    Amritpal Singh

    2022 - Current

    Postdoc studying computational study of mechanism of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)

      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.

              Undergraduate Students

              Keaira McNicoll

                Becca Armstrong


                  Previous Group Members

                  Post Docs

                  Gary Scott

                  2017 - 2018

                    Bhaskar Mondal

                    2010-2013

                      Jörg Sassmannshausen

                      2009-2010

                        Qinghua Ren

                        2008-2010

                          Graduate Students

                          Robert Cordina

                          2023

                            Alex van Teijlingen

                            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

                                                                    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