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

      Melissa Smith

      2024-Current
      Using artificial intelligence to study gelation behaviour of peptides

        Raj Kumar Rajaram Baskaran

        2024-Current

        Artificial Intelligence algorithms to design and optimize Multi-Component Soft Materials

          Ross Urquhart

          2021 - Current

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

            Hamish Swanson

            2020 - Current

            PhD student working on coarse grain force field and method development.

              Undergraduate Students

              Sophie Shearlaw

              2023 - present

                Michal Dabrowski

                2023 - current

                  Ryan Fraser

                  2023 - current


                    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

                                  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

                                                                    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