AMPED Annual Industry Meeting
August 13th, 2025 - Energy Innovation Center, Pittsburgh PA (all times listed Eastern Standard Time)
Agenda as of 07/30/2025
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM (EST)
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 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, 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, 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.
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| 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 Captain LJ Petersen, Program Officer, Office of Naval Research |
| 1:00 PM | Networking |
| 1:30 PM | AFTERNOON KEYNOTE SESSION, STUDENT PANEL SESSIONS, AND WRAP-UP |
| 1:30 PM |
Special Topic Session: University and Industry Collaboration Opportunities with the State of PA |
| 2:15 PM |
AMPED Industry Membership Theme #1 Discussions: Ultrahigh Frequency Magnetics for UWBG Suraj Mullurkara, University of Pittsburgh
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| 3:00 PM | Break (15mins) |
| 3:15 PM | Keynote Address #2: Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan, Center for Dielectrics and Piezoelectrics, Penn State University |
| 4:00 PM |
AMPED Industry Membership Theme #3 Discussions: Extreme Environments and Electric Motors Lauren Wewer, University of Pittsburgh
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| 5:00 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
Agenda as of 07/30/2025
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM (EST)
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Registration and Networking - Main Lobby |
| 9:00 AM | Special Topic Technical and Industry Workshop: EMI / CMC Inductor Technology and Standardizatio |
| 9:00 AM | Workshop Overview and Goals – CBMM and AMPED |
| 9:30 AM |
CMC Inductors for Automotive Applications: Current State of Industry (Industry Panel) Jose Gato, Global Director of Product Management, Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co.KG |
| 10:30 AM |
IEEE Standards Committee – Existing Initiatives and Processes for New Standards (Standards Panel) Matthew Wilkowski, Design Consultant, Wurth Elektronik |
| 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
Agenda as of 07/30/2025
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM (EST)
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 2:00 PM |
CLOSED DOOR INDUSTRY PARTICIPANT AND ADVISOR SESSION (INVITATION ONLY) Agenda Shared Directly with Invitees |
| 4:00 PM | Meeting Adjourns |
