Combustion Institute Finance Committee 2011 - Present
Chemical Kinetics Colloquium Co-Chair, 34th International Symposium on Combustion, Warsaw, 2012.
Member National Science Foundation Review Panel for CTS, CAREER Grants, May 2006, September 2008.
Member National Science Foundation Review Panel for SBIR Grants, April, 2004.
Co-Chairman, Host Committee for the 30th International Symposium on Combustion held at UIC July, 2004
Co-Chairman, Host Committee for the 3rd Joint Meeting of the U.S. Sections of the Combustion Institute held at UIC March, 2003.
Member, National Science Foundation Review Panel for Career Awards, CTS, November, 2001
Member, National Science Foundation Review Panel for Major Research Instruments, CTS, May, 2001
Member, Executive Committee, Central States Section, The Combustion Institute, 1999-2010
Co-Chair, Colloquium on Materials Synthesis and Catalytic Combustion, The Twenty Eighth International Symposium on Combustion, August, 2000.
Co-Chair, Colloquium on Materials Synthesis and Catalytic Combustion, The Twenty Seventh International Symposium on Combustion, August, 1998.
Co-Organizer, BP Oil Workshop on Diesel Low Emissions Additives, Sept. 22-23, 1994.
Chairperson, Chemistry of Aromatics Session. Twenty Fifth Symposium (Int’l.) on Combustion, July, 1994.:
Member, NASA Review Committee for Microgravity Combustion Science Proposals, 1993.
Member, National Academy of Sciences Review Committee for AFOSR Chemistry Division Proposals, 1992.
Member, National Science Foundation Panel for Review of Small Business Innovative Research Proposals, 1992.
Poster Session Organizer and Chairman - The Twenty-Fourth Symposium (International) on Combustion, 1992.
Chairperson, Symposium on Combustion Chemistry Session, A.C.S. National Meeting, August, 1991.:
Member at Large, Executive Committee of the Eastern Section of the Combustion Institute. 1989-1991; Secretary 1991-Present.
Chairperson, Reaction Kinetics II Session. Twenty-Second Symposium (International) on Combustion, August 1988.:
Chairperson, Eastern States Meeting of the Combustion Institute, Elementary Chemical Processes Session, December 1986, Laser Ignition Session, October, 1991.:
Invited Attendee, Arco Chemical Company Faculty Forum on Methanol Fuels, 1984.
Member; Steering Committee of The C.U.N.Y. Graduate School Doctoral Students' Council involved in budget planning and administration, 1975 - 1977.