Jeremy Mark Hutson (born 7 May 1957) is a British theoretical chemist noted for his research into the theory of ultracold molecules, as well as previous work on Van der Waals molecules and their spectroscopy.
Hutson graduated with first-class honours in Chemistry from Wadham College, Oxford in 1979. He earned his doctorate from Hertford College, Oxford two years later under the supervision of Brian J. Howard.
From 1981-1983, Hutson worked as a post-doctoral research fellow in the group of Robert J. LeRoy at the University of Waterloo. In 1983, Hutson became at independent research fellow at Pembroke College, Cambridge, before taking up a position as a Lecturer at Durham University in 1987. He was promoted to Reader in 1993 and Professor in 1996. Hutson was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2010. He served as head of the Durham University Department of Chemistry from 1998-2001.
Hutson was a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Chemical Physics from 1997-1999, and of Molecular Physics from 2000-2005.
Since 1998, Hutson has produced work on the history of Tudhoe and the wider County Durham area.