Professor Song is also Distinguished Professor of Emeritus in Fuel Science at the Pennsylvania State University at University Park in the US. He has authored or co-authored over 440 papers in refereed journals and 15 edited books, and is an inventor of eight patents. His research focuses on the catalysis and chemistry of energy and fuels including catalysis and adsorption for clean energy, sustainable development involving adsorptive CO2 separation and catalytic CO2 conversion to chemicals and fuels, shape-selective catalysis for the synthesis of chemicals, adsorptive and catalytic hydrocarbon processing and energy conversion for clean fuels, and the synthesis and application of novel nano-porous materials.