AMPED Annual Industry Meeting 2025
August 13th Energy Innovation Center, Pittsburgh PA
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AMPED Annual Industry Meeting - CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM (EST)

NOTE: Draft Agenda as of 5/2/2025, Subject to Change and Updates


August 13th, 2025

  • 8:00 AM       Registration and Networking – Main Lobby
  • 9:00 AM       Welcome and Overview of AMPED Consortium Status
  • 9:30 AM       Keynote Address #1: To Be Announced Soon!
  • 10:15 AM       Break (15 min)
  • 10:30 AM       AMPED Industry Membership Theme #1 Discussions: Tunable Magnetics for WBG Applications
    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 targeted towards next generation WBG applications.

  • Tyler Paplham, University of Pittsburgh
    Todd Marzec, University of Pittsburgh
    Bishal Bhandari, University of Pittsburgh
    TBD, 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, University of Pittsburgh

    Invited panelists: To Be Announced Soon!

  • 1:00 PM       Networking
  • 1:30 PM       AFTERNOON KEYNOTE SESSION, STUDENT PANEL SESSIONS, AND WRAP-UP
  • 1:30 PM       Keynote Address #2: To Be Announced Soon!
  • 2:15 PM       AMPED Industry Membership Theme #1 Discussions: Ultrahigh Frequency Magnetics for UWBG
    Moderator: Dr. Paul Ohodnicki, 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, University of Pittsburgh
    Azhaghu Devathai Dhanapal, University of Pittsburgh
    Zisong Wang, University of Pittsburgh
    Isaac Wong, North Carolina State University

  • 3:15 PM       Break(15mins)
  • 3:30 PM       AMPED Industry Membership Theme #3 Discussions: Advanced Transformer Technologies
    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 advanced transformer technologies and applications.


    Sina Navaiyan, University of Pittsburgh
    Lauren Wewer, University of Pittsburgh
    Yuankang Wang, University of Pittsburgh
    TBD, North Carolina State University

  • 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 EMI Workshop and AMPED Closed Door Session (AMPED Participants and Invited Guests Only)

    NOTE: Draft Agenda as of 5/2/2025, Subject to Change and Updates


    August 14th, 2025

  • 8:00 AM       Registration and Networking – Main Lobby
  • 9:00 AM       Special Topic Technical and Industry Session : EMI Technology and Standards (INVITE ONLY)
  • Detailed Agenda to Be Announced for Invited Guests
  • 12:00 PM       CLOSED DOOR SESSION FOR INVITED GUESTS AND INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS (INVITE ONLY)
  • 12:00 PM       Lunch and Networking
  • Detailed Agenda to Be Announced for Invited Guests
  • 4:00 PM       Adjourn