Zhichao (Charlie) Li Expertise:    Computer Aided Process Design                       Process Model Data Fitting Using Optimization Methods                       Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis                       Engineering Software Development  Dr. Zhichao Li is a graduate of the Harbin Institute of Technology in Harbin, China, where he earned both  Bachelor and Master Degrees in Metalforming, and Wright State University, where he earned a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. At Harbin, Charlie worked on various metalforming processes, including drawing and extrusion. At Wright State, Charlie studied under Professor Ramana Grandhi and worked on forging process design software, heat treat process simulation models, and methods for optimizing heat transfer coefficients for quenching processes. At DCT, Dr. Li is in charge of DANTE software development, enhancement, and support. He has developed software to determine steel phase transformation kinetics parameters for both heating and cooling from dilatometry data. These parameters are used by the phase transformation kinetics calculations embedded in the DANTE heat treat simulation software. He has also developed a utility program for determining heat transfer coefficients from thermocouple data for instrumented parts during heat  treatment. Other software work includes development of a vacuum carburization module. Charlie is married and has a 9 year old son and a 3 year old daughter. He and his wife keep close tabs on events in his homeland of China via satellite TV, and they enjoy the many programs that they receive.