Amanda Song

	Voice: 828-227-2829; Fax: 828-227-7393

Amanda Song

Lecturer / Instrumentation Specialist

Office: Natural Science 209
Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 2-4 pm
Phone: 828-227-2829
Email: asong@email.wcu.edu

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Current Courses

Spring 2006

Chem 132-03, Introductory Chemistry, MWF 01: 00 PM to 01:50
PM, NS208

Chem 140-30 Advanced General Chem, Laboratory, T 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM, ST 342; 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM, ST 347

FALL 2005

Chem 370, Instrumental Analysis Laboratory - Section - 30
Time: Wednesday 2- 4:50 pm

Chem 370, Instrumental Analysis Laboratory - Section -75
Time : Wednesday 6- 8:50 pm

Education

PhD. 2004, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

M.S. 1996, Univeristy of Petroleum, Beijing, China

B.S. 1991, University of Petroleum, East China (Huadong)

Publications and Presentations

1. Xianzhi Song and Sherry O. Farwell. 2004. Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Atomic Emission Method for Determination of N-containing Components of humic and fulvic acids. J. of Analytical and Applied pyrolysis, 71, 901-915.

<><>2. Xianzhi Song and Sherry O. Farwell. Application of Pyrolysis -GC/AED on direct soil organic nitrogen characterization: N speciation and transformation in Soils. (Submitted to Soil Biology and Biochemistry, under revision) <>

3. Xianzhi Song, Zhang Youxu, and Li Xiangrong. 1998. Structural Analysis of New Type Ashless Dispersant in lubricant oil. J. of Petroleum Processing and Petrochemicals, Vol.29, No.6.

4. Xianzhi Song, Zhang Youxu, and Li Xiangrong. 1998. Application of Gel Permeation Chromatography in Structural Analysis of Ashless Dispersant. J. Academic, University of Petroleum, China. Vol.22, No.2.

5. Xianzhi Song and Sherry O. Farwell. 2003. Organic N in soil organic matter: analysis with pyrolysis-gas chromatography-atomic emission detection. The 67^th Annual meeting of Soil Science Society of America. Denver, Colorado.

6. Xianzhi Song, Sherry O. Farwell, and Brad Baker. 2003. Method for Determination of Volatile N-Containing Species Produced During the Controlled Pyrolysis of Humic and Fulvic acids. The annual meeting of South Dakota Academy, Rapid City, SD.

7. Xianzhi Song Sherry O. Farwell, and Brad Baker. 2002. Analytical Method for the Investigation of Carbon Decomposition in Soils. The 87^thannual meeting of Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona.