He then served for two years as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Science and Technology.

He also went on to serve as chairman of the Carnegie Institution for Science.

He currently serves as the chair of the board of trustees for Society for Science & the Public.

But when Dr. Putterman served as one of the paper's reviewers for Science, he recommended against publication.

Since the summer of 2012, he has served as the Dean for Science of NYU.

Between 1992 and 1993 he served as Minister of State for Science and Technology.

He also serves on Society for Science & the Public's board of trustees.

He currently serves on the board for Society for Science & the Public.

He served on the board of Society for Science & the Public from 2000-2008.

He served in the government as the Minister for Science and Innovation from 1998 and 2006.