URTPC - Key Persons


Debiprasad Panda - Founder, President

Job Titles:
  • Founder
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Owner
  • President
Debriprasad has over 25 years of experience in new product development and commercialization and created GE Aviation's real time simulation lab for developing model-based system integration of aircraft power systems. He was a Senior Principal Engineer at Rockwell Automation Advanced Technology lab where he was part of a team that successfully developed and tested a 1,000HP superconducting motor. At Trans Coil International he developed a 100KVAR and a 225KVAR active filter system from inception to commercialization. He conducted research on wind energy and electrical vehicle projects at UW Madison with Prof. Thomas Lipo. Dr. Panda has been involved in projects with the National Science Foundation, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Department of Energy, and the Office of Naval Research.

Dr. Avijit Sen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Advisors

Dr. Richard (Rik) Wetzel

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Advisors

Earl Humphrey

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Advisors
  • Score Member

Kausik Sarkar

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Advisors
  • Vice President HR, Boston Scientific Corporation

Larry Wells

Job Titles:
  • Business Development Officer
  • Member of the Leadership Team
Larry has co-founded three technology companies and has worked for multinational companies such as General Electric and Toshiba. He has successfully managed the development and commercial launch of over 40 technology products ranging from software to $3M magnetic resonance imaging systems.

Prof. Ayman El-Refaie

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Advisors
  • Professor, Marquette University

Robert Fremder

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Advisors
  • Score Member