About

2009-2013 Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK
2007-2009 M.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering (Summa cum laude), Tel Aviv University, Israel
2003-2007 B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University, Israel

Professional memberships

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Fellow
Optica (formerly OSA), member
SPIE, The International Society for Optics and Photonics, member
Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS), member
Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA), member

Fellowships

2016 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship UK & Ireland 2016
2015 Stipendiary Henslow Research Fellowship for three years to conduct independent research, Darwin College Cambridge, University of Cambridge
2013 University of Cambridge-Wellcome Trust Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Cambridge
2009 Geoffrey Moorhouse Gibson Studentship in Chemistry, Trinity College, Cambridge. Full PhD scholarship for three years at the University of Cambridge.

Prizes and awards

2025 Advisor of the Year Award from the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Board (MEGSB), The University of Texas at Austin
2024 NSF CAREER Award
2024 Posse’s Choice Award (Audience Choice) winner for pitching BreatheEase: Remote COPD patient monitoring, Texas Health Catalyst and Dell Medical School Roundup & Rodeo
2023 Outstanding Teaching by an Assistant Professor Award from the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering.
2022 Science Communication Award, 2nd place, at TAMEST (The Academy of Medicine, Engineering & Science of Texas) Conference
2022 Elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
2021 Kendra Scott Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute Female Founder Pitch Competition
2021 L’Oréal For Women In Science Ambassador Fund
2020 Walker Junior Faculty Scholars Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
2019 L’Oréal For Women In Science Ambassador Fund
2018 Best Talk Award at the 70th Gas Analysis and Sensing Group (GASG) Early Career Researchers meeting
2017 Departmental merit award: 3-point contribution increment in recognition of an outstanding and sustained contribution over and above the normal expectation for the role.
2016 Royal Society of Chemistry Emerging Technologies Competition, third prize
2016 Departmental merit award: 3-point contribution increment in recognition of an outstanding and sustained contribution over and above the normal expectation for the role.
2014 Innovation Forum business plan competition 1^st place
2014 Cambridge University Entrepreneurs £1k business plan competition
2011 Funding to attend an entrepreneurship programme Ignite at the Cambridge Business School, awarded by Cambridge Integrated Knowledge Centre, University of Cambridge.
2011 Corporate Associates Prize for practical class demonstration in recognition of outstanding qualities in the teaching of practical chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Cambridge
2010 Messel Travel Bursary, Society of Chemical Industry
2009 Competition Award in Electro-Optics, Department of Engineering, Tel-Aviv University
2009 Departmental Excellence Award, Department of Engineering, Tel-Aviv University
2008 Intel Excellence Award for M.Sc. students, Intel Cooperation
2008 Selim and Rachel Banin Excellence Award in Science and Engineering, Selim and Rachel Banin

Media: news and articles

July 2023: News article about our respiratory tech  “UT Austin Engineers Advance Respiratory Health Tech via NSF’s National Innovation Corps Program“.
June 2023: Texas Engineering magazine is out now with the cover story about battery research at UT mentioning our group and fiber optic sensing for batteries!
Sep 2022: Tanya Hutter Receives National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Research Grant
Feb 2022: Tanya Hutter admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
July 2018: Simple blood test kit for kidney patients moves closer
Jun 2018: The Gas Analysis and Sensing Group (GASG) May 2018 update with Tanya Hutter’s photo receiving first prize for best talk
Nov 2017: Women in Chemistry, Tanya Hutter
Oct 2017: Chem@Cam news article
Sep 2017: Dr Hutter’s company, SensorHut Ltd, received ’highly commended’ at Cambridge Independent’s Science and Technology Award
Aug 2017: Article in Cambridge Independent about Dr Hutter’s company SensorHut Ltd
May 2017: £500K translational funding bid success for development of a real-time brain chemistry sensor
Dec 2016: Dr Tanya Hutter is featured in Chem@Cam Women in Chemistry article
Jul 2016: Dr Tanya Hutter is featured in The Technology Partnership (TTP) newsletter inside:technology
Jun 2016: L’Oréal-UNESCO Fellowship and RSC Prize for Dr Tanya Hutter
Jun 2016: Dr Tanya Hutter named as one of the UK’s most promising female scientists at the L’Oréal–UNESCO ceremony for the ‘Women in Science’
Jun 2016: Dr Tanya Hutter wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Emerging Technologies Prize for a new gas-sensing technology