Andy Wang, an assistant professor in the Computer Science Department, has won a prestigious award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Known officially as the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, it is the NSF’s most prestigious award for “junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education, and the integration of education and research.” Wang’s winning grant proposal, for which he will receive $400,000 over five years, is titled “Tags: A Unifying Primitive to Build Storage Data Paths for Swiftly Evolving Workloads and Storage Media.” Tags are proposed digital building blocks that will form the basis of a framework for organizing digital data. Wang, who calls himself a digital plumber, says, “My research aims to improve the data flow through operating systems such as Linux and Windows so that the flow becomes simpler, faster, and more secure.” Kirby Kemper, FSU's vice president for Research, said “This award is continuing confirmation of the outstanding young faculty we are attracting to Florida State.”