AMPED Annual Industry Meeting
August 13th, 2025 - Energy Innovation Center, Pittsburgh PA (all times listed Eastern Standard Time)
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM (EST)

NOTE: Draft Agenda as of 06/24/2025, Subject to Change and Updates

August 13th, 2025

8:00 AM Registration and Networking – Main Lobby

9:00 AM WELCOME, MORNING KEYNOTE SESSION, and STUDENT PANEL SESSION

9:00 AM Welcome and Overview of AMPED Consortium Status

9:30 AM Keynote Address #1: William Crespo LinkedIn, Navy Manufacturing Technology Program, Office of Naval Research

10:15 AM Break (15 min)

10:30 AM AMPED Industry Membership Theme #1 Discussions: Tunable Magnetics for WBG Applications
Moderator: Dr. Subhashish Bhattacharya LinkedIn, 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 targeted towards next generation WBG applications.

Tyler Paplham LinkedIn, University of Pittsburgh
Azhaghu Devathai Dhanapal, University of Pittsburgh
Bishal Bhandari LinkedIn, University of Pittsburgh
Shubham Dhiman LinkedIn, North Carolina State University

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

11:30 AM Lunch Served

12:00 PM Industry Panel on DOD Magnetics Needs and Status of US Manufacturing
Moderator: Dr. Paul Richard Ohodnicki LinkedIn, University of Pittsburgh
Invited Panelists: (Confirmed Panelists Listed, Additional Panelists to Be Announced Soon!)

Captain LJ Petersen, Program Officer, Office of Naval Research
Paul Oberbeck LinkedIn, President, National Magnetics Group, Inc.
William Coughlan LinkedIn, R&D Director, Metglas
Michael Salata LinkedIn, Principal Electrical Engineer, Curtiss Wright

1:00 PM Networking

1:30 PM AFTERNOON KEYNOTE SESSION, STUDENT PANEL SESSIONS, AND WRAP-UP

1:30 PM Keynote Address #2: Ramakrishnan Ramagopalan , Center for Dielectrics and Piezoelectrics, Penn State University

2:15 PM AMPED Industry Membership Theme #1 Discussions: Ultrahigh Frequency Magnetics for UWBG
Moderator: Dr. Paul Ohodnicki LinkedIn, 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 targeted towards next generation UWBG applications.

Suraj Mullurkara LinkedIn, University of Pittsburgh
Zisong Wang LinkedIn, University of Pittsburgh
Todd Marzec LinkedIn, University of Pittsburgh
Isaac Wong, North Carolina State University

3:15 PM       Break(15mins)
3:30 PM       AMPED Industry Membership Theme #3 Discussions: Extreme Environments and Electric Motors
Moderator: Dr. Brandon Grainger LinkedIn, 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 advanced transformer technologies and applications.

Lauren Wewer LinkedIn, University of Pittsburgh
Yuankang Wang LinkedIn, University of Pittsburgh
Josh Lubin LinkedIn, University of Pittsburgh
Sina Navaiyan LinkedIn, University of Pittsburgh

4:30 PM       AMPED Program Feedback, Discussion of Path Forward, and Next Steps
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.

Special Topics Workshop on EMI / CMC Inductors and AMPED Closed Door Session
(AMPED Participants and Invited Guests Only)
August 14th Energy Innovation Center, Pittsburgh PA
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM (EST)
NOTE: Draft Agenda as of 06/17/2025, Subject to Change and Updates

August 14th, 2025

8:00 AM       Registration and Networking – Main Lobby
9:00 AM       Special Topic Technical and Industry Workshop: EMI / CMC Inductor Technology and Standardization
9:00 AM       Workshop Overview and Goals – CBMM and AMPED
9:30 AM       CMC Inductors for Automotive Applications: Current State of Industry (Industry Panel)
Moderator: Reddy Bharadwaj LinkedIn, CBMM
Invited Panelists:

Jose Gato LinkedIn, Global Director of Product Management, Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co.KG
Andrew Mikulski LinkedIn, KEMET MSA / YAGEO Group
Additional Panelists to be Announced…

10:30 AM       IEEE Standards Committee – Existing Initiatives and Processes for New Standards (Standards Panel)
Moderator: Paul Ohodnick LinkedIn, University of Pittsburgh
Invited Panelists:

Matthew Wilkowski, Design Consultant, Wurth Elektronik
Martin Kuo LinkedIn, Director of Future, ITG Electronics
Tobias Trupp LinkedIn, Head of Research and Development
Additional Panelists to be Announced…

11:30 AM       WORKING LUNCH AND DISCUSSION OF PATHWAY FORWARD
11:30 AM       Lunch Served and Networking Break
12:00 PM       Working Lunch Facilitated Discussion
1:00 PM       Workshop Closeout Summary of Next Steps and Action Items
1:30 PM       Workshop Adjourns – Networking and Preparation for Closed Door Session

AMPED Closed Door Session (INVITATION ONLY)
August 14th Energy Innovation Center, Pittsburgh PA
Please contact amped@pitt.edu with a cc to Jamie Krusienski (jak692@pitt.edu) and Paul Ohodnicki (pro8@pitt.edu) for the registration link

NOTE: Draft Agenda as of 06/17/2025, Subject to Change and Updates

August 14th, 2025
2:00 PM       CLOSED DOOR INDUSTRY PARTICIPANT AND ADVISOR SESSION (INVITATION ONLY)
Agenda Shared Directly with Invitees
4:00 PM       Meeting Adjourns