Adarsh Kalikadien

I obtained my BSc in Molecular Science & Technology and MSc in Chemical Engineering at the TU Delft. During my master thesis at the ISE group, I worked on computational tools for a data-driven approach towards faster local chemical space exploration of homogeneous catalysts.

After my master studies I joined the ISE group as a PhD researcher. The project is focused on the bigger picture: is it possible to develop automated and bias-free approaches for discovering new homogeneous catalysts? Data in this interdisciplinary field are very scarce and open-source computational tools are usually tailored to a specific research group’s needs. Within our group we have a combination of experimental and theoretical knowledge. Combining this with our general, open-source tools and FAIR shared data we hope to progress towards automated catalyst design.

Students with an interest in either programming, data science or computational chemistry are welcome to join for a thesis project. Feel free to send me an email!