1984~ Honorary Professor for Seoul National University in Composite and Advanced Materials
2007-2011 Head of School of Engineering at Seoul National University
2008-2016 Honorary Editorialist for Maeil Economic News
2010-2011 Commissioner for the National Science and Technology Commission
2016~ President of the Association for the Study of Knowledge Society
2008-2009 National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Chief commissioner of the incorporation commission
2012-2015 Army defense policy advisor
2011-2015 Commissioner for the Land, Marine and Future Technology Commission
2015 Karman Fellowship Award Germany