Dr. Tanglaw Roman is a condensed matter physicist and is a Research Fellow at the Flinders Microscopy and Microanalysis team of the Institute for Nanoscale Science & Technology, Flinders University. He specializes in using and developing theoretical and computational methods for two end goals: for a fundamental understanding of condensed matter and materials at different length scales, and for finding new materials and optimising chemical processes relevant to the industry and renewable energy technology. Tanglaw was part of the academic staff at the Institute of Theoretical Chemistry in Ulm University, Germany before taking up research posts at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology and School of Mathematics and Physics of the University of Queensland, Australia, and at the Nano Institute and School of Physics of the University of Sydney.

Tanglaw has published over 60 articles in internationally recognised scientific journals, including top physics, chemistry, and materials engineering journals such as Physical Review Letters, ACS Catalysis, and Advanced Materials. Through his research projects, he has collaborated with over 70 scientists from 40 research institutions spanning 14 countries. He has presented his research in over 40 international conferences held in Europe, North America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Tanglaw has also led research carried out together with the Toyota Motor Corporation, the second-largest automobile manufacturer in the world, among other university-industry research linkages. He envisions bringing high-performance computing to new heights in the search for sustainable materials and renewable energy solutions.

Condensed-Matter Physics, Computational Chemistry 

    • Prediction of the electronic structure of materials using a combined theory-experiment approach: density functional theory (DFT), many-electron wave function theory, angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (ARPES) 
    • Theoretical aspects of catalysis for renewable energy technology (HER, CO2ERR)

    • Condensed-Matter Physics 
    • Electronic structure, excitation, exchange and correlation in solids 
    • Strongly correlated electron-photon phenomena
    • Condensed matter modelling and imaging 
    • Soft condensed matter, solid-liquid interfaces  
    • Renewable resources, clean energy technology and sustainable materials 
    • Optimising high-performance computing for solving problems in physics and chemistry
    • Education: condensed-matter physics, physical chemistry, quantum chemistry, materials engineering, the history and philosophy of Science