August 15th, 2023 – Energy Innovation Center, Pittsburgh PA

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM (EST)

August 15th, 2023

8:00 AM Registration and Networking – Main Lobby

9:00 AM Welcome and Overview of AMPED Consortium Status

9:30 AM DOD Keynote Address: Lynn Petersen, ONR

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
Bishal Bhandari, University of Pittsburgh

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

11:30 AM Lunch Served

12:00 PM Case Studies in Industry and Government Collaborations with AMPED (20 mins per case study)
Case Study #1: Sean Dowhy, BPMI, Next Generation Magnetics for Power Electronics Applications
Case Study #2: Andrew Sherman, Powdermet, REE-Free and REE-Lean Motors
Case Study #3: Alex Leary, NASA, High Temperature Soft Magnetic Nanocrystalline Magnetics

1:00 PM Networking

1:30 PM DOE Keynote Address: Andre Pereira, OE

2:15 PM AMPED Industry Membership Theme #2 Discussions: REE Free and REE Lean Electric Motors
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 electric machines.

Ryan Brody, University of Pittsburgh
Sneha Narasimhan, North Carolina State University
Lauren Wewer, University of Pittsburgh

3:15 PM Break(15mins)

3:30 PM AMPED Industry Membership Theme #3 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.

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

4:30 PM AMPED Program Feedback and Discussion About next steps for the consortium
Initial discussion and presentation by faculty about next steps followed by a close door session with university representatives (faculty and students) out of the Covestro 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.