Marc Taub ’98 has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) class of 2025, one of the highest professional distinctions awarded to an engineer. He was cited “for leadership in bioengineering design and the development of transformational wearable devices and systems for in vivo electrochemical biosensing.”
Taub is the Divisional Vice President of Technical Operations for Abbott’s Diabetes Care business. Based in Alameda, Calif., he leads the Global Research and Development, Medical, Scientific and Clinical Affairs organizations. Since joining Abbott in 2004, Taub has been dedicated to developing innovative products that help people with diabetes live healthier lives. He was one of the driving forces behind the development and innovation of the FreeStyle Libre system, a sensor-based glucose monitoring solution. He is also leading the development of a first-of-its-kind dual monitoring system designed to enable people with diabetes to continuously monitor glucose and ketone levels from one sensor.
Taub holds several patents for devices and systems for diabetes monitoring and is a published researcher whose work has appeared in numerous peer-reviewed publications. After earning his bachelor’s degree from Brown, he earned master’s (2001) and doctorate (2003) degrees from Stanford University.
Taub becomes the 25th Brown engineering graduate in the NAE, joining an exclusive list that includes: Sorensen Family Dean of Engineering Tejal A. Desai ’94 (elected 2024), Steven Cramer ’78 (elected 2023), Wook Hyun Kwon Ph.D. ’76 (elected 2022), Horacio Espinosa Sc.M.’89, Sc.M’90, Ph.D.’92 (elected 2020), Lallit Anand Sc.M. ’72 Ph.D. ’75 (elected 2018), Wei Yang Ph.D. ’85 (elected 2018), Sangeeta Bhatia ’90 (elected 2015), Guruswami Ravichandran Sc.M. ’83 Ph.D. ’87 (elected 2015), H. David Hibbitt Ph.D. ’72 (elected 2013), Enrique Lavernia ’82 (elected 2013), Ares J. Rosakis Sc.M. ’80 Ph.D. ’83 (elected 2011), John Kim Sc.M. ’74 (elected 2009), Jean-Yves Parlange Ph.D. ’62 (elected 2006), Alan I. Taub ’76 (elected 2006), Robert M. McMeeking Ph.D. ’75 (elected 2005), Chain T. Liu Sc.M. ’64 Ph.D. ’67 (elected 2004), Hratch Gregory Semerjian Sc.M. ’68 Ph.D. ’72 (elected 2000), Marc S. Newkirk ’69 (elected 1997), Wai-Fah Chen Ph.D. ’66 (elected 1995), George J. Dvorak Ph.D. ’69 (elected 1995), T. Dixon Dudderar Ph.D. ’66 (elected 1992), William F. Allen ’41 (elected 1986), Walter J. Weber ’56 (elected 1985), and Thomas O. Paine ’42 (elected 1973).
Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions in at least one of the following categories: “engineering practice, research, or education”, “pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or development/implementation of innovative approaches to engineering education” or “engineering leadership of one or more major endeavors." NAE members are among the world’s most accomplished engineers from business, academia, and government. With the election of the class of 2025, the total U.S. membership is now at 2,487 and the number of international members is at 336.
Individuals in the newly elected class will be formally inducted during the NAE's Annual Meeting on Oct. 5, 2025.