Vice President for Research
Kansas State University
108 Anderson Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-5110
research@ksu.edu

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH

 

The Vice President for Research administers and promotes the university’s research mission through a variety of supporting offices, services and dedicated research facilities.

The office oversees research compliance; patents and commercialization of inventions and technologies; the National Agricultural Biosecurity Center and the Biosecurity Research Institute. Additionally, plans are in place for the development of the university’s first brick-and-mortar research presence in the Kansas City area, the $30-million K-State Olathe Innovation Campus, Inc.

Within the Office of the Vice President for Research:

• The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs offers a range of services, including accounting, research communications, grant availability searches and grant writing classes to assist faculty. ORSP also oversees two central research facilities: the Electronics Design Lab and the Biotechnology Core Facility.
• Preaward Services assists faculty in pursuing extramural funding.
• University Research Compliance Office has responsibility for assuring the research is done in compliance with several parameters.
• KSU Research Foundation helps faculty develop research into new products, technologies and innovations. KSURF offers patenting assistance and other economic development services including technology licensing and a business incubator.