Endowed and Named Faculty Positions

At the heart of Oregon State University's pursuit of excellence are faculty—scholars and educators who advance knowledge while teaching, challenging, and guiding students. These are the individuals in whom Oregon State's mission lives and breathes.

Endowed and named faculty positions bring resources and prestige to Oregon State, allowing the university to recruit and retain the world's foremost experts. The additional resources help build excellent programs and inspire faculty and the students around to thrive. In short, endowed and named faculty positions raise the university to a higher level of excellence.

Endowed PositionsHeld by
Ron and Judy Adams Faculty ScholarSarah Oman
Boeing Professor in Mechanical Engineering DesignRichard Wirz
Callahan Faculty Scholar in Chemical EngineeringLíney Árnadóttir
CH2M HILL Professor in Civil EngineeringMichael J. Olsen
Robert and Meredith Chapman Professor in Water Supply and ReclamationTyler Radniecki
College of Engineering Dean's ProfessorJulie A. Adams
College of Engineering Dean's ProfessorDavid B. Kaber
Culbertson Faculty ScholarParichehr Salimifard
Cecil and Sally Drinkward Professor in Structural EngineeringAndre R. Barbosa
Miles Lowell and Margaret Watt Edwards Distinguished Chair in EngineeringJason Weiss
Richard and Gretchen Evans Professor in Humanitarian EngineeringNordica MacCarty
Michael and Judith Gaulke Chair in Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceTBD
Eric H.I. and Janice Hoffman Professor in Civil and Construction EngineeringBurkan Isgor
Glenn Willis Holcomb Professor in Structural EngineeringErica Fischer
Peter and Rosalie Johnson Chair in Chemical, Biological & Environmental EngineeringPatrick Geoghegan
Kearney Dean of EngineeringForrest Masters
Kearney Faculty ScholarRebecca Hutchinson
James and Shirley Kuse Chair in Chemical EngineeringPeter G. Jacobs
Brent and Elaine Leback Endowed Engineering Professorship FundStefan Lee
John and Jean Loosley Faculty FellowPavan Akula
Jack R. Meredith Faculty ScholarAnthony Nix
Nesbitt Faculty Scholar in Energy EngineeringJesse Rodriguez
Jim and Billie Plasker Faculty Fellow in GeomaticsChase Simpson
Hal Pritchett Chair in Construction Engineering ManagementDavid Trejo
Henry W. and Janice J. Schuette Chair in Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health PhysicsCamille Palmer
Henry W. and Janice J. Schuette Professor in Nuclear Science and EngineeringBrian Woods
Seven Peaks Ventures Faculty Scholar in Computer Science InnovationJill Hubbard
Warwick Family Engineering Faculty ScholarTBD
Tykeson Faculty Scholar in Energy Systems EngineeringRebecca Webb
Welty Faculty FellowBahman Abbasi
James R. Welty Professor in Thermal-Fluid Sciences

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Tom and Carmen West Faculty ScholarDevin J. Roach
Robert C. Wilson Faculty ScholarJoseph Fradella III
Named Faculty PositionsHeld by
Beavers Faculty Fellow in Heavy Engineering Construction FundLuis-Angel Gómez-Cunya
Evans Family Professor in Clean WaterMeghna Babbar-Sebens
Executive Director of the Gaulke Center for Marine Innovation and TechnologyAndone Lavery
Jon and Stephanie DeVaan Chair and Executive Director for Clean Water InitiativesTala Navab-Daneshmand
Stephen Slavens Faculty Scholar in Chemical, Biological, and Environmental EngineeringZhenxing Feng
Stretch Professor of Computer ScienceMartin Erwig