Dr. Chunshan Song
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Dr. Chunshan songDirector, EMS Energy Institute Professor of Fuel Science and Chemical Engineering, Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University |
Dr. Chunshan Song is the Director of the EMS Energy Institute, a Professor of Fuel Science in the Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering and a Professor of Chemical Engineering (honorary) in the Department of Chemical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. He specializes in conversion and utilization of energy resources, including coal, petroleum, natural gas and biomass. His current research interests include catalysis and adsorption for fuel processing, desulfurization of fuels and biogas, reforming of hydrocarbons and biofuels for hydrogen production and fuel cells, shape-selective catalysis for chemicals, synthetic clean fuels from coal, heavy oil and biomass, and CO2 capture and utilization.
Dr. Song worked at Osaka Gas Company Research Center in Japan prior to joining Penn State. He also held visiting professorships in Imperial College London, University of Paris VI, Tsinghua University, Dalian University of Technology, Tianjin University and Chinese Academy of Sciences. Dr. Song has published 160 refereed papers, edited 11 books and special issues of research journals, delivered over 35 plenary or keynote lectures at international conferences, and given 160 invited lectures worldwide. He is an inventor for 16 patents and patent applications.
He also has served on numerous boards and committees, including serving as the Chair of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Petroleum Division, Chair of the ACS Fuel Division, Chair of the Advisory Board for International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, and participating on the advisory board for multiple professional journals, including Energy & Fuels, Catalysis Today and Research on Chemical Intermediates. His awards include the Herman Pines Award for Outstanding Research in Catalysis from the Catalysis Club of Chicago and UOP; Fulbright Distinguished Scholar from the U.S.-U.K. Commission; Chang Jiang Scholar from Ministry of Education of China; Most Cited Authors in catalysis from Elsevier for 2001-2005, 2002-2006 and 2003-2007; Distinguished Catalysis Researcher Lectureship from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Robinson Distinguished Lectureship in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta, Canada; NEDO Fellowship and AIST Fellowship Awards from Japan; and the Wilson Award for Excellence in Research, and Faculty Mentoring Award at Penn State.
Dr. Song received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Dalian University of Technology, China, and a Master of Science degree and doctorate in applied chemistry from Osaka University, Japan. | |
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