![Peter Thielen, a molecular biologist in Johns Hopkins APL’s Research and Exploratory Development Department, works to sequence SARS-CoV-2 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in early March 2020. Credit: Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20210930_image1_med.jpeg)
Press Release
Sep 30, 2021
With Basestack, Johns Hopkins APL Enables Crucial Genomics Work Around the World
Genomics work has historically been the province of small, highly specialized laboratories with access to top-of-the-line hardware, infrastructure support and technical expertise. Now, a software platform developed largely by APL is making advanced genomics tools accessible and user-friendly for scientists and public health workers around the world.
![At the 36th Space Symposium, Lt. Col. Joe Mroszczyk (left) and Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) Command Sgt. Maj. Finis Dodson demonstrate an APL-developed augmented-reality, 3D-visualization capability that serves as the foundation for the Joint All-Domain Operational Tool Suite (JADOTS) prototype system.](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20210924_image1_med.jpeg)
Press Release
Sep 24, 2021
Johns Hopkins APL’s Augmented Reality Toolbox Helps Army Improve Situational Awareness
APL has been working with the U.S. Army to develop an experimental prototype for the Multi-Domain Task Force for situational awareness, targeting and intelligence preparation of the operational environment at the security level of the unit.
![Earth](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20210920_image1_lg.jpg)
News
Sep 20, 2021
Sensing the Planet: Johns Hopkins APL Working to Provide Data for Mitigating Climate Change
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, are applying expertise in sensing and modeling to predict Earth system changes, providing data to support decisions on the national security aspects of mitigating effects of climate change.
![Danielle Hilliard (left) and Morgan Trexler](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20210920b_image1_cover.jpg)
Press Release
Sep 20, 2021
Hilliard, Trexler Earn Recognition From Society of Women Engineers
Two engineers at Johns Hopkins APL have been honored by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) for their significant technical and outreach contributions.
![Johns Hopkins APL’s first publication related to Climate TRACE earned the award for Best Paper in the EarthVision Workshop track at the IEEE Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2021 Conference. From left: Derek Rollend, Ryan Mukherjee and Gordon Christie. Not pictured: Marisa Hughes, Anshu Saksena, Sally Matson and Armin Hadzic. Credit: Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20210917_image1_med.jpeg)
Press Release
Sep 17, 2021
Johns Hopkins APL Scientists Contribute Award-Winning Breakthrough to AI-Driven Climate Initiative
APL scientists have made significant progress toward creating the first worldwide, near-real-time inventory of road transportation emissions, contributing a major piece to a larger effort to monitor greenhouse gas emissions on a global scale, known as Climate TRACE.
![George Ho](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20210915_image1_sq.jpg)
Press Release
Sep 15, 2021
NOAA Selects Johns Hopkins APL’s George Ho for Space Weather Advisory Group
George Ho, a space and planetary physicist at APL, was tapped by NOAA to serve on its new Space Weather Advisory Group. The board will counsel the federal government on mitigating and responding to the deleterious effects of space weather on the nation’s space assets and humanity.
![The Lab’s newest field office in Colorado Springs will be shared by staff members in APL’s Space Exploration and Air and Missile Defense sectors. Credit: Rick Gallina Photography](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20210910_image1_med.jpeg)
Press Release
Sep 10, 2021
Johns Hopkins APL Opens Field Office in Bustling Aerospace Hub
Located in the state with the nation's second-largest aerospace industry, APL's newest field office in Colorado Springs, Colorado, opened its doors this summer. The office lies near Schriever Air Force Base and Peterson Air Force Base and is co-located with other government, industry and academic organizations.
![Lt. Col. Alan Clarke immerses himself in one of the team’s virtual reality prototypes](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20210907_image1_lg.jpg)
News
Sep 7, 2021
Johns Hopkins APL Team Gives Marine Aviators a Glimpse of the Future
A cadre of senior Marine Corps aviation leaders left APL impressed after an eye-opening overview from the Tactical Advancements for the Next Generation (TANG) team's USMC Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Cockpit Experience project.
![A complex particle detection instrument for NASA’s Psyche mission](/sites/default/files/2023-01/Cover_Psyche.jpg)
News
Sep 2, 2021
Psyche’s Gamma Ray and Neutron Detection Instrument Arrives in California for Spacecraft Installation
After five years of developing and testing a complex gamma-ray and neutron detection instrument for NASA's Psyche mission, the world's first mission to study a potentially metal-rich asteroid, the APL Psyche team can finally take a breather. The instrument safely arrived at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California on Aug. 2.
![Charlotte Ravel](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20210902b_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Sep 2, 2021
Aspiring Biologist Awarded Johns Hopkins APL’s Kershner Scholarship
Charlotte Ravel, who studied Saturn's organic moon Titan while participating in APL's ASPIRE internship program, was recently selected as the 2021 Kershner scholarship recipient.