University of Pittsburgh

Yuankang Wang

Thesis/Dissertation Title: Thermal stability of soft magnetic alloys for high temperature applications
Status: PhD Candidate
Funding: NASA
Advisor: Dr. Paul Ohodnicki

Lauren Wewer

Thesis title: Processing-Informed Design of Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Soft Magnetic Alloys
Status: PhD Candidate
Funding: DOE
Advisor: Dr. Paul Ohodnicki

Bishal Bhandari

Thesis/Dissertation Title: Binder Jet Printed Soft Ferrites for Power Electronics and Microwave Absorber
Status: PhD Candidate
Funding: ONR
Advisor: Dr. Paul Ohodnicki

Todd Marzec

Thesis/Dissertation Title: Design of Two and Three-Winding Medium Frequency Transformers for Medium Voltage Power Conversion Applications
Status: PhD Student
Funding: DOE
Advisor: Dr. Brandon Grainger, Dr. Paul Ohodnicki (Co-Advisor)

Azhagu Devathai Dhanapal

Thesis/Dissertation Title: High-frequency soft magnetic cores for compact power electronics: Composition engineering, Nanocomposite design and Additive Manufacturing of ferrite cores and Wide Bandgap Semiconductors
Status: 4th year PhD
Funding: ONR, Hillman Foundation funds, and AMPED Industry Funds
Advisor: Dr. Paul Ohodnicki

Zisong Wang

Thesis/Dissertation Title: Ferrite-based nanocomposite materials and the corresponding loss simulation.
Status: PhD student
Funding: ONR funding and the Hillman funding
Advisor: Dr. Paul Ohodnicki

Souvik Das

Thesis/Dissertation Title: Design, modeling, and optimization of nanocrystalline and ferrit based common mode chokes
Status: PhD student
Funding:
Advisor: Dr. Paul Ohodnicki and Dr. Brandon Grainger

Trinh Truong

Thesis/Dissertation Title: Next generation permanent magnet materials for and their performance in electric machines
Status: PhD student
Funding: DOE Critical Materials Institute
Advisor: Dr. Paul Ohodnicki and Dr. Brandon Grainger

Sabrina Helbig

Thesis/Dissertation Title: Power Electronics Alternatives to Line-Frequency Transformers in the Distribution Grid
Status: PhD student
Funding: DOE
Advisor: Dr. Brandon Grainger

Hauwa Adedo

Thesis/Dissertation Title: Design of soft magnetic alloys for sustainability and circularity
Status: 1st year PhD student
Funding: Circular Economy Program
Advisor: Dr. Paul Ohodnicki

Joaquin Tristan

Thesis/Dissertation Title: Starting Graduate Program
Status: MS Student
Funding: Power America and CBMM
Advisor: Dr. Paul Ohodnicki and Dr. Brandon Grainger

North Carolina State University

Heonyoung Kim

Thesis / Dissertation Title: Next Generation Electric Machine.
Status: PhD Student
Funding: Department of Energy (DOE)
Advisor: Dr. Subhashish Bhattacharya

Suvendu Samanta & Isaac Wong

Thesis / Dissertation Title: SiC-Based Wireless Power Transformation for Data Centers & Medium Voltage Application
Status: PhD Students
Funding: Department of Energy (DOE) / EATON Corporation
Advisor: Dr. Subhashish Bhattacharya
Co-Advisor: Dr. Richard Beddingfield

Jacob Ferrer

Thesis / Dissertation Title: Magnetic Amplifier for PFC Application
Status: MS Student
Funding:
Advisor: Dr. Richard Beddingfield