Gary Clark
Associate dean for academics and administration, College of Engineering
Professor, biological and agricultural engineering
Gary A. Clark is the senior associate dean in K-State's College of Engineering. He
also is a professor of biological and agricultural engineering and a registered professional
engineer in the state of Kansas.
Clark joined K-State in 1994. His technical expertise is in the design and management
of irrigation systems.
While his current appointment is mainly administrative, Clark has held faculty positions
in teaching, research and extension. He has taught courses on both energy use in agricultural
systems and the design and management of irrigation systems, with a focus on both
sprinkler irrigation and microirrigation systems. His research has focused on the
use of microirrigation technology for applying wastewater resources, hydraulics of
irrigation systems, irrigation scheduling and the performance assessment of center
pivot irrigation systems.
Clark also has taught and conducted irrigation system design and management workshops
in the United States, and internationally.
Clark earned his doctorate in agricultural engineering from Texas A&M University.
His master's and bachelor's degrees in agricultural engineering were earned at the
University of Florida.
Clark can be reached at 785-532-5590 or gac@k-state.edu.