Penn State Leadership Positions
- Director, EMS Energy Institute (2007-present)
- Technical leader for Penn State white paper for developing Penn State-Chevron Alliance (2006-2007), and member of Decision Review Board for Penn State-Chevron Alliance on Coal Conversion Technology (2007–present)
- Executive Council, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- Coordinating Council, Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment (2007-present)
- Energy Task Force of Penn State University (2005-2007)
- Associate Director, Hydrogen Energy Center, Pennsylvania State University (2003-2007)
- Coordinator, Clean Fuels and Catalysis Program (2000-present); Director, Applied Catalysis in Energy Laboratory (1998-2000); Associate Director, Laboratory for Hydrocarbon Process Chemistry (1995-1998), EMS Energy Institute
- College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Promotion and Tenure Committee (2005-2006)
- Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, Chair, Tenure and Promotion Committee (2005-2006); Chair, Faculty Search Committee (2002-2003, 2006-2007); Chair, EGEE Salary Release Policy Committee (2005-2006)
Professional Leadership Appointments
- Conference Co-Chair, 24th North American Catalysis Society Biennial Meeting, Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA, June 14-19, 2015
- Conference Chair, 12th International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization (ICCDU-XII), Alexandria, VA, June 23-27, 2013
- Chair, Award Committee for Distinguished Researcher Award, and member of Henry H Storch Award Committee, Energy and Fuels Division of American Chemical Society, 2012-present
- Chair, International Scientific Committee for the biennial International Conferences on Carbon Dioxide Utilization (ICCDU XII), 2012-present
- Judge, ConocoPhillips Energy Prize (national energy award) Program, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Chair, American Chemical Society Division of Fuel Chemistry, 2008
- Chair-Elect, American Chemical Society Division of Fuel Chemistry, 2007
- Chair, American Chemical Society Division of Petroleum Chemistry, 2004
- Chair-Elect, American Chemical Society Division of Petroleum Chemistry, 2003
- Chair, Advisory Board for International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, 2005-2006
- Co-chair, Advisory Board for International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, 2003-2004
- Program Chair, American Chemical Society Division of Fuel Chemistry, 2003
- Treasurer, American Chemical Society Division of Petroleum Chemistry, 2000-2001
- Treasurer, 19th North American Catalysis Society Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, May 22-28, 2005
- Program Co-chair, for the 18th International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Newcastle, Australia, Dec 3-7, 2001
- Program Co-chair, for the 17th International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, Sept 11-15, 2000
- Member, Long-Range Planning Committee, ACS Division of Petroleum Chemistry, 2005-2007
- Award Committee, 21st International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Osaka, Japan, Sept 12-17, 2004
- Program Committee Member, International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, 1997-2004
- Program Committee (1996-2010), Executive Committee (1997-2007) and Chair of Website Committee (1997-1999) of American Chemical Society Division of Petroleum Chemistry
Advisory Boards for Research Journals
Advisory Editor, Journal of CO2 Utilization, Elsevier, Netherlands, 2013-present
Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Wiley, 2011-present
Chemical Engineering & Technology, Wiley-VCH, Germany, 2011-present
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Elsevier, Netherlands, 2009-present
Catalysis Today, Elsevier, Netherlands, 2006-present
RSC Catalysis Book Series, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, 2007-present
Energy & Fuels, American Chemical Society journal, US, 2001-present
Research on Chemical Intermediates, Springer, US, 2004-present
Chinese Journal of Catalysis, English Elsevier, Netherlands, 2010-present
Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, China, 2005-present
Acta Petrolei Sinica – Petroleum Processing, China, 2003-present
Coal Conversion, China, 2006-present
SciencePaper Online – Chem & Chem Eng, MOE, China, 2007-present
for full list view CV (C. Song CV Jul2014)