After retiring from the military in 2003, Lim served in the Ministry of Education as a Permanent Secretary until 2007 before assuming the position of Chairman of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Central Intelligence Agency | Bachelor of Science | National Science Foundation | American Association for the Advancement of Science | California Institute of Technology | United States National Research Council | National Research Council | political science | Master of Science | Science | Computer Science | National Security Agency | European Space Agency | Georgia Institute of Technology | International Atomic Energy Agency | computer science | science | United States Environmental Protection Agency | Political Science | Federal Emergency Management Agency | Rochester Institute of Technology | Queensland University of Technology | technology | Royal Institute of Technology | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | Delft University of Technology | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Vienna University of Technology | United States Agency for International Development |
He was formerly the Permanent Secretary (Education) and the Chief of Defence Force.
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The scientific leadership includes Tan Chorh Chuan, George Radda, Sydney Brenner, David Lane, Charles Zukoski and used to include Prof Low Teck Seng.