CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM (EST)

August 22nd, 2024

8:00 AM Registration and Networking – Main Lobby

9:00 AM Welcome and Overview of AMPED Consortium Status

9:30 AM Keynote Address #1: Dr. Bogdan Borowy, Eaton Corporation

10:15 AM Break (15 min)

10:30 AM AMPED Industry Membership Theme #1 Discussions: Tunable Magnetics
Moderator: Dr. Subhashish Bhattacharya, North Carolina State University
Presentations from graduate student researchers in materials science and electrical engineering providing overviews of research activities based on AMPED membership funding in tunable magnetics.

Tyler Paplham, University of Pittsburgh
Mark Nations, North Carolina State University
Maurice Sturdivant, University of Pittsburgh
Lauren Wewer, University of Pittsburgh

11:30 AM – LUNCH, INDUSTRY PANEL SESSION, AND NETWORKING

11:30 AM Lunch Served

12:00 PM Industry Panel on Distribution Transformers: Supply Chain, Efficiency Standards, and Technology
Moderator: Dr. Paul Richard Ohodnicki, University of Pittsburgh

Invited panelists: Jordan Moree, US Department of Energy
Frank Santucci, Innomotics
Tom Farkas, GridBridge, Inc
Dr. Samuel Kernion, CorePower Magnetics
Russell Profaizer, PE, Director, Advanced Grid Systems & Grid Modernization Program

1:00 PM Networking

1:30 PM Keynote Address #2: Alex Ebbert, HICO America

2:15 PM AMPED Industry Membership Theme #2 Discussions: Ultrahigh Frequency Magnetics for UWBG
Moderator: Dr. Brandon Grainger, University of Pittsburgh
Presentations from graduate student researchers in materials science and electrical engineering providing overviews of research activities based on AMPED membership funding in ultrahigh frequency magnetics.

Todd Marzec, University of Pittsburgh
Suraj Mullurkara, University of Pittsburgh
Issac Wong, North Carolina State Univerisity
Bishal Bhandari, University of Pittsburgh

3:15 PM Break(15mins)

3:30 PM AMPED Industry Membership Theme #3 Discussions: Electric Motors and Extreme Environments
Moderator: Dr. Dr. Brandon Grainger, University of Pittsburgh
Presentations from graduate student researchers in materials science and electrical engineering providing overviews of research activities based on AMPED membership funding in electric machines.

Ryan Brody, University of Pittsburgh
Josh Lubin, University of Pittsburgh
Sneha Narasimhan, North Carolina State University
Yuankang Wang, University of pittsburgh

4:30 PM Report Out from Industry Participant Advisory Board Meeting, AMPED Program Feedback, Next Steps
An overview of discussions from Day 1 of the workshop with the industry participants and invited guests will be presented, with additional discussion and inputs from the meeting attendees. Initial discussion and presentation by faculty about next steps will be followed by a close door session with university representatives (faculty and students) out of the Duquesne Light room. Feedback will be sought by all participants through a simple survey and a close door session and discussion.

5:30 PM Afternoon-to-Evening Social Hour Including Poster Session with Graduate Students
Opportunity to network, consume hor d’oeuvres and explore the laboratory spaces at the Energy Innovation Center including the AMPED and Electric Power Technologies Laboratory. Posters will also be on display for graduate students involved with the AMPED consortium.