Andrew Tarzia
Assistant Professor at University of Birmingham
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAndrew Tarzia is an Assistant Professor and computational chemist with eight years of research experience applying high-throughput computational methods to the design and discovery of porous molecular materials, currently focusing on metal–organic cages. Trained with a PhD from the University of Adelaide and seasoned by postdoctoral work at Imperial College London and academic roles in Italy and the UK, he blends theoretical chemistry, materials modelling, and data-driven screening to accelerate materials discovery. He maintains an active research web presence and code on GitHub, reflecting a commitment to open, reproducible computational workflows. Colleagues describe him as a methodical problem-solver who translates complex simulations into actionable design rules for molecular porous frameworks.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemistry at University of AdelaideHigh School Degree, High School Degree at Christian Brothers College, AdelaideBachelor of Science Honours (B.Sc. Hons), Materials Chemistry/Theoretical Chemistry, First Class, Bachelor of Science Honours (B.Sc. Hons), Materials Chemistry/Theoretical Chemistry, First Class at School of Chemistry and Physics, University of Adelaide
Github Skills (46)
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computational-science9
structural-biology9
molecular-simulation9
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Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
andrewtarzia/CGExplore
Jul 2023 - Feb 2025
A general tool set for working with coarse-grained stk models
Contributions:2 releases, 41 PRs, 159 pushes in 1 year 6 months
coarse-grained-modelmaterials-designmaterials-informaticsmolecular-simulationrational-design
JelfsMaterialsGroup/stko
May 2020 - Jul 2022
A collection of molecular optimisers and property calculators for use with stk.
Contributions:94 reviews, 419 commits, 171 PRs in 2 years 2 months
stkcalculatorsmolecularcheminformaticscheminformatics-and-compchem
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