He had served as chairman of the Physics Section of the National Academy of Sciences (1945–1948) and as a member of the Executive Committee of the National Research Councils’ Division of Physical Sciences.
As a respected expert, he had taken on the leadership position of chairman for the Physics Section at the National Academy of Sciences from 1945 to 1948 and was also part of the executive committee that guided the National Research Councils' division focused on physical sciences.