Philipp Gutruf

Biography

Dr. Philipp Gutruf is an Assistant Professor in the Biomedical Engineering Department and Craig M. Berge Faculty Fellow at the University of Arizona. He received his postdoctoral training in the John A Rogers Research Group at Northwestern University and received his PhD in 2016 at RMIT University (Australia). In the last 5 years he has authored over 40 peer reviewed journal articles, received 4 patents and his work has been highlighted on 8 journal covers. He has also been the recipient of prestigious scholarships and fellowships such as the International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) and the Australian Nano Technology Network Travel Fellowship. His research group focuses on creating devices that intimately integrate with biological systems by combining innovations in soft materials, photonics and electronics to create systems with broad impact on health diagnostics, therapeutics and exploratory neuroscience.

Degrees

• Ph.D.
• Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
• Transforming flexible devices to stretchable oxide-based electronics, photonics, and sensors
• B.A.Sc.
• Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Awards

• Davinci Fellow
• University of Arizona, Spring 2024
• Gordon and Betty Moore Fellowship finalist
• Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Summer 2022
• MIT 35 under 35 Finalist
• MIT, Summer 2022
• Craig M. Berge Faculty Fellow
• Fall 2020
• Craig M Berge Fellow
• University of Arizona, Spring 2020