September 12, 2001

Engineering Student Wins Faculty Scholarship

Brian M. Taff, 2001-02 faculty senior scholar, with Dr. John R. Hauser,
professor and interim head of the Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, (left) and Dr. Mohammed N. Noori, professor and head
of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (right).

Brian Michael Taff of Raleigh, NC, a senior with a double major in mechanical engineering and electrical engineering and a minor in materials science and engineering, has received the Faculty Senior Scholarship for 2001-02.  The scholarship recipient is chosen based on “academic excellence, intellectual breadth and depth of character,” nominated by College of Engineering faculty and elected by the College of Engineering scholarship committee.  As winner of this scholarship, Taff will receive an award of $5,000.

In addition to numerous other activities, Taff has been active in the North Carolina Fellows program and NC State student government.  He has been inducted into several honor societies, including Phi Kappa Phi and Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Fraternity. 

Taff currently conducts research in solid state pH sensors under the direction of Drs. Dennis M. Maher and H. Troy Nagle at NC State.  His career goal is to work as a research and design engineer in micro electrical-mechanical systems, which uses a combination of mechanical, electrical and materials engineering to solve interconnected challenges.

Other students nominated for the 2001-02 Faculty Senior Scholarship were William L. Switzer IV, computer science; Scott J. Litzelman, materials science and engineering; Vanita R. Kalra, chemical engineering; Christopher O. Bostic, civil engineering; and Laura E. Hughes, industrial engineering.

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