AMPED Annual Industry Meeting

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

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM (EST)

Time	Event
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.

1435 Bedford Ave
Pittsburgh PA 15219