Dr. Song is currently Principal Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories. He has been working in the areas of experimental mechanics and impact mechanics for over 20 years, and has published 1 book, 7 book chapters, over 130 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers, as well as 12 internal technical reports. He is an Associate Editor of ‘Mechanics of Materials’ and ‘Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials and has served as Guest Editor of ‘Experimental Mechanics’ and been a technical reviewer for over 50 international journals. He has organized international conferences for American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM), and the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS). He has served as Secretary, Vice Chair and Chair of Dynamic Behavior of Materials Technical Division under SEM, is a fellow of ASME, a founding member of International Society of Ballistics (ISB), and a member of SEM and National Defense Industry Association (NDIA).