Stephen G. Borleske, Ph.D.

Delaware EPSCoR Director
Assistant Director
Delaware Biotechnology Institute

Delaware Technology Park
15 Innovation Way
Newark, DE 19711

Phone: (302) 831-3430
FAX: (302) 831-4841
E-mail: borleske@dbi.udel.edu

Education
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, Duke University: 1972
B.S., Chemistry, College of William and Mary: 1968

Research Interests:
Dr. Borleske serves as the State EPSCoR Director and a consultant to DBI. Prior to the EPSCoR role, he served as an Associate Director for DBI and was involved in both the development and implementation of the strategic plan for the Institute. Dr. Borleske retired from the DuPont company in 2004 after 32 years of service; while with DuPont he had a wide range of roles in basic and applied research and strategic business planning focused on the development of new products, new markets and new businesses in advanced materials.

In 1991, he served as a congressional fellow to U.S. House of Representatives Science Committee working on Technology Policy. He served as the chairman of the Council of Science and Technology for the state of Delaware and was instrumental in creating the state’s Advanced Technology Center program. He served on the Executive Board for the Delaware Manufacturing Extension Partnership and was the chairman of the Advisory Board for Fraunhofer Center-Delaware. Dr. Borleske has a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Duke University.