Dr. F. M. Ross Armbrecht has served as Executive Director of the Delaware Foundation for Science and Mathematics Education (DFSME) since spring 2005. Dr. Armbrecht earned his B.S. in Chemistry from Duke University and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Joining DuPont in 1968 as a Research Chemist, he later served in various technical and management positions, including Technical Manager for the Ethylene Copolymers Business, Laboratory Manager for Polymer Products Research, and Strategic Planning Consultant for the DuPont Experimental Station. He retired from DuPont in 1992, later taking the position of Director of Technology for AlliedSignal’s Polymer Additives business. He joined Witco Corporation in 1995, retiring from the role of Vice President, Technology and Chair of the Technology Leadership Team. From 2001 to 2005 he served as President of the Industrial Research Institute, Inc. (IRI) in Washington, DC. He is now an Emeritus Member of IRI and a member of the American Chemical Society. He chaired the Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy, an advisory group for the board of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), chaired the Advanced Technology Program Advisory Committee at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, serves as a director for the National Alliance of State Science and Mathematics Coalitions, and serves on the Governor’s Council for STEM Education. He also serves on the International Committee, and the Advisory Committee for the I3 grant, of the National Science Resource Center.
