TanyaHutter
Assistant Professor
- tanya.hutter@utexas.edu
- ETC 9.154
Areas of Impact
Research Interests
Nanoporous materials; Nano-photonics; Waveguide optics; Optical spectroscopes and microfluidics for chem/bio-sensors and medical diagnostics
About
Tanya Hutter is an assistant professor in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests lie in the fields of emerging molecular sensing technologies, nanomaterials, microfabrication and nanophotonics with applications in environmental and industrial sensing, homeland security and medical diagnostics.
She also has a strong interest in technology commercialization and entrepreneurship. Alongside her academic career, she co-founded two startups in the fields of nanophotonic sensing and MedTech, and regularly mentors scientists-entrepreneurs.
Educational Qualifications
- B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University, 2007
- M.Sc., Materials Science and Engineering, Tel Aviv University, 2009
- Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, University of Cambridge, 2013
Select Awards Honors
- L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Fellowship UK (2016)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2022)
- NSF CAREER Award (2024)
- Outstanding Teaching Award (2024)
- Advisor of the Year Award (2025)