as a member of the national academy of sciences and jason defense advisory group, he was a key advisor to the u.s. government in the fields of plasma physics, physics education and strategic planning. treiman and his wife were active members of cuspea - a program conceived by t.d. lee to facilitate the admission of mainland chinese students to graduate education in the u.s. the couple visited china in 1981, 1982 and 1988 to examine and interview prospective candidates.