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I am a team leader in a Lee Cronin research group at the University of Glasgow. My team specializes in robotic chemistry, machine learning, and automation in chemistry. I oversee team performance, set objectives, and supervise individual projects. Over years I have developed pleathora of skills. I have started my scientific carreir as an organic chemists, than more to physical-organic chemistry and expert in many spectorscpoic teqhcniques. Eventually I movedto the field of automation of chemistry. I have authored 22 scientific publications and one patent.

Basics

Name Michael Jirasek
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Email jirasekphd@gmail.com
Url https://www.michaeljirasek.com/

Work

  • 2022.01 - Present

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Research Fellow
    University of Glasgow
    I am team leader, I oversee a team of researchers in AI and chemistry automation, making key project decisions and coordinating individual activities to drive scientific discovery. I manage projects involving AI tools and chemoinformatics, supporting the development of autonomous systems for chemical research, including a literature parser that standardizes procedures for robotic execution, addressing reproducibility in chemical research. Additionally, I design and build chemical robots, adapt to diverse programming tasks.
    • AI in Chemistry
    • Hardware Development
    • Software Development
    • Chemoinformatics
    • Chemical Robotics
    • Autonomous Discovery
  • 2021.01 - 2021.12

    Zurich, Switzerland

    Postdoctoral Research Assistant
    ETH Zurich
    I developed novel soft materials by synthesizing collagen-like peptides combined with metals, analyzing their structure through transmission electron microscopy and XRD. I also designed and mentored M.Sc. student projects, providing guidance on research and thesis work.
    • MOF
    • Peptide Synthesis
  • 2020.01 - 2020.01

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    Postdoctoral Research Assistant
    University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
    As a researcher, I developed MATLAB software to process NMR data from published literature, conceived amid COVID lockdown challenges. I also conducted a quantum chemical study on molecular flexibility and aromaticity, with findings published in top peer-reviewed journals. This experience strengthened my programming and data science skills and highlighted my adaptability in difficult conditions.
    • Aromaticity
    • Computational Chemistry
    • Quantum Chemistry
  • 2010.09 - 2014.09

    Prague, Czech Republic

    technician
    Institute of Organic Chemsitry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences
    I was synthesising organic compounds for biological testing, purifying and characterizing them using NMR and mass spectrometry.
    • Organic Chemistry
    • Racemate Resolution
    • Dye Synthesis

Education

  • 2016.01 - 2019.12

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    PhD
    University of Oxford
    Physical Organic Chemistry
    • Advanced NMR
    • Advanced Organic Chemistry
    • Advanced Physical Organic Chemistry
  • 2014.09 - 2015.08

    Zurich, Switzerland

    internship, Erasmus
    ETH Zurich
    Organic Chemistry
    • Advanced Methods and Strategies in Synthesis
    • Organic Synthesis: Methods and Strategies
    • Computer-Assisted Drug Design
    • Functional Inorganics
  • 2013.10 - 2016.06

    Prague, Czech Republic

    MSc
    University of Chemistry and Technology
    Organic Chemistry
    • Organic Synthesis
    • Retrosynthesis
    • Reaction Mechanisms
    • Chemical Calculations
    • Organic Chemistry of Selected Elements (B, F, S, Si etc.)
    • Coordination Chemistry
    • Metal-Organic Chemistry
    • Supramolecular Chemistry
    • Physical-Organic Chemistry
    • Organic Technology
  • 2010.09 - 2013.05

    Prague, Czech Republic

    BSc
    University of Chemistry and Technology
    Chemistry
    • Mathematics
    • Analytical Chemistry
    • General and Inorganic Chemistry
    • Organic Chemistry
    • Mathematics
    • Physics
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Physical Chemistry
    • Analytical Chemistry
    • Inorganic Chemistry
    • Organic Chemistry
    • Biochemistry

Skills

Physics
Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Computing

Languages

English
Fluent
Czech
Fluent
German
Basic

Interests

Chemistry automation
Hardware design in CAD
Writing firmware for microcontrollers