Engineering Experiment Station

The Engineering Experiment Station (EES) was established March 10, 1910 by the Kansas Board of Regents and given the following mandate.

"The Engineering Experiment Station was established for the purpose of carrying on tests and research work of engineering and manufacturing value to the state of Kansas, and of collecting, preparing, and presenting technical information in a form readily available for the use of the various industries within the state. It is the intention to have all the work of this experiment station of direct importance to Kansas."

(source: Illumination for Farm and Town Homes, Grayson B. McNair, Bulletin No. 1, Engineering Experiment Station, Kansas State Agricultural College, December 1914)

The world has changed a lot since 1910 and EES has changed as well. Nevertheless, much of the original mandate continues to be reflected in today's mission:

The mission of the Engineering Experiment Station is to develop a high level of extramurally supported engineering research activity and thereby secure for the state of Kansas the benefits of such a program. These benefits include a state-of-the art research infrastructure to support the research needs of industry and government in the state, the availability of research results that can be used by industry and government in the state, and the direct economic benefit of a multimillion dollar-a-year, high technology economic activity. The Engineering Experiment Station funds initiatives that will lead to the development of major research programs with the potential for continued extramural funding. The Engineering Experiment Station provides services that make the college effective in developing funded research programs and promotes the efficient conduct of these funded research programs.

(source: Draft Mission Statement, KSU Engineering Experiment Station, June 1998)

For more information, contact:

Engineering Experiment Station
1048 Rathbone Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
USA

Engineering Experiment Station

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