Degrees:
B.S. Physics
Clemson University

M.S. Physics
Clemson University

Ph.D. Physics,
University of Virginia

Dr. Hutchinson was on the faculty at the University of Virgina from 1982 to 2004, serving as an associate dean for four years. With colleagues at the Virginia Polytechnic and State University and Virginia Commonwealth University, he authored the document which led to the formation of the Virginia Center for Innovative Technology. He is a regular panel member for the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. He chaired the University's Faculty Senate Grievance Committee from 1991 to 1996 and served as Chair of the Faculty Senate in 1993-1994 He has authored over two hundred papers in archival journals and has nine patents in the area of eye gaze control and analysis. He founded ERICA Inc. (www.eyeresponse.com) in 1992 which markets products for 1) eye gaze control of computers for the handicapped and 2) hardware-software systems for the analysis of eye gaze dynamics with applications in web page layout analysis, reading deficit determination, and early diagnosis and treatment of autism. He is fellow of both Downing and Clare Hall Colleges in Cambridge and holds a post in the Cavendish Laboratory of Physics there.
Research Interests:
Thomas Hutchinson's research interests include man-machine interfaces, particularly the development of an eye-gaze-controlled computer (ERICA) for the severely and chronically disabled. Applications for such a computer include psychological and drug abuse evaluation, eye-activated virtual reality, and an interactive aid to mammo-graphers in cancer diagnosis.