In Germany
See my Home Page,
www.meta4-0.com/consulting/BLi.htm, for
quick introduction. (Writing for the time range before 2003)
Development projects done in the past
years on Information Technology (IT) can
be seen in http://www.BenjaminLi.us.
(Note: Benjamin Li is my legal name; most IT projects were done during
my US stay). The physical address of this website is
http://www.Meta4-0.com/BLi.
(Writing for the time range before 2003)
I studied in the
Institut of Metalforming,
Technical University Bergakademie
Freiberg from October 1990 to September 1995, for Ph.D. TU
Bergakademie Freiberg is the oldest school in the world in the area of
metallurgy and mining. The study was financed by German DAAD foundation.
Studied Areas.
Computer simulation of a metal forming process (hot manufacturing for sections) with FEM
(Finite Element Method, a simulation technology). Thermomechanical models for flat
rolling, angle steel rolling, H-beam rolling, and slab castrolling with
liquid core; excellent validation; establishment and
validation of a simplified FEM model for rolling process simulation, which takes
only 0.5% of regular computing time; establishment of an Unix
laboratory.
Research Results.
Results were highly praised by top researchers (like R. Kopp, O. Pawelski and A. Hensel in
Germany) and established businesses (e.g.
Mannesmann Demag in Germany,
Danieli in Italy). Pioneer of the industrial application of FEM in
section rolling; A book published. The model would reduce 70% of the
rolling tests; ...
Research Funds and Environment.
Scholarship
from DAAD; funds from DFG with workload for two full-time positions, though
the work was done by myself; industrial funds from research partners (e.g. then
Mannesmann Demag, the then
largest
steel mill technology vendor in the world. The institute was the
key research partner of Mannesmann Demag.
Ph.D. Procedure.
Research stages; 8 - 12 months necessary for thesis composition; 3 - 5
months average period of evaluation by the committee; Rigorosums (oral examinations)
for the main major (Metal Forming for me) and a secondary major
(Industrial Management as my selection); ...
What I have learnt. More
cultural than academic. Researchers took their work as food and drink
and this deeply affected me; I started to like my major and this has
life-long effects on me, though until then I had been disliking the steel rolling
as my major. Others like how to write a book, to write something
familiar and unfamiliar. Frequent one-to-one work with some of world's
top scholars.
Others.
Directed a Master student (as a 2nd Adviser) even in my early stage of Ph.D. study; maintained English
language while
learnt German; Frequently visited or received guests from, the world's
top technology companies such as then Mannesmann Demag and Danieli, even
with VPs and senior managers. Almost worked for Danieli, but was hired
by Morgan with swift speed.
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