Wedge Vision Professors

The Wedge Vision Professorships were formed to acknowledge mid-career tenured faculty who are making significant efforts to advance the Maseeh College’s strategic vision, from teaching to research and promotion of Maseeh College core values. Recipients receive discretionary funds for two years to continue their efforts.

2023-2025 Wedge Professor

Dr. Ehsan Aryafar, Computer Science

Dr. Ehsan Aryafar is an Associate Professor of Computer Science in the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science at Portland State University. Prior to joining PSU, from 2013 to 2017, he was a Research Scientist...

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2023-2025 Wedge Professor

Dr. Elliott Gall, Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Dr. Elliott Gall is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department in the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science at Portland State University. Dr. Gall’s primary technical...

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2021-2023 Wedge Professor

Dr. Bob Bass, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Professor Bass established and directs the Power Engineering Research Group at Portland State University. Dr. Bass’ group focuses on utility-sector research and development challenges. His on-going projects include...

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2021-2023 Wedge Professor

Dr. Avinash Unnikrishnan, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Dr. Avinash Unnikrishnan is a Wedge Vision Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science at Portland State University. Dr. Unnikrishnan's research focuses...

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2019-2021 Wedge Professor

Dr. Antonie Jetter, Engineering & Technology Management

Dr. Antonie Jetter is the Associate Dean for Research at the Maseeh College, and a Professor of Engineering and Technology Management. She received the David Wedge Vision Professor from 2019-2022. She is an interdisciplinary...

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2019-2021 Wedge Professor

Dr. Thomas Schumacher, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Dr. Schumacher’s research is on non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and management of civil infrastructure with a focus on concrete structures. He is interested in stress wave and vibration-based techniques such as acoustic...

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The Wedge Vision Professorships are made possible by the generosity of David Wedge, an alumnus of Portland State University who obtained a bachelor’s in Applied Science in 1969. An apartment manager and a lawyer by training, having earned a law degree from Lewis and Clark, David Wedge had a passion for engineering and this is reflected in the David E. Wedge trust gift to the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science.