Andrew Zbigniew Szydlo is a chemist, writer, and teacher born in London, England. He was educated at Latymer Upper School, Imperial College London, and University College London, holding an MSc, PhD, DIC, ACGI, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Since January 1975, he has taught chemistry at Highgate School, an independent school in North London, where he currently serves as a Chemistry Outreach Teacher as part of the school's community engagement program.