Press Release
Aug 9, 2017
RAVAN CubeSat Measures Earth’s Outgoing Energy
An experimental small satellite — led by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland — has successfully collected and delivered data on a key measurement for predicting changes in Earth’s climate.
Press Release
Aug 9, 2017
Johns Hopkins APL Board Member Roughead, Assistant Director Fox Appointed to Commission on the National Defense Strategy
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Board of Managers member Adm. (Ret.) Gary Roughead, former Chief of Naval Operations, and APL Assistant Director for Policy and Analysis Christine Fox, formerly the acting Deputy Secretary of Defense, have been selected to serve on the Commission on the National Defense Strategy for the United States, a new panel of national security experts appointed by Congress to make recommendations for the nation’s defense strategy.
Press Release
Aug 1, 2017
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Chief of Staff Selected as INCOSE Fellow
The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) has selected Ron Luman, the Chief of Staff of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, as an INCOSE Fellow.
Press Release
Jul 28, 2017
Cecil Haney, Sarah O’Hagan Join Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Board of Managers
Retired Navy Admiral Cecil Haney and international strategic adviser Sarah O’Hagan have joined the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory’s Board of Managers.
Press Release
Jul 28, 2017
APL Scientists Named as American Geophysical Union Fellows
Barry Mauk and Scott Murchie, scientists in the Space Exploration Sector of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, were among 61 individuals named as Fellows of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), an honor given to AGU members who have made exceptional contributions and gained prominence in the Earth and space sciences.
Press Release
Jul 6, 2017
29th SubTech Symposium Focuses on Undersea Challenges and Innovative Solutions
Since its inception nearly three decades ago, the Submarine Technology Symposium — co-hosted by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and the Naval Submarine League — has served as a prime platform for collaboration, addressing technology challenges that affect the future of the undersea domain.
Press Release
Jun 30, 2017
NASA’s First Asteroid Deflection Mission Enters Next Design Phase at Johns Hopkins APL
The first-ever mission to demonstrate an asteroid deflection technique for planetary defense — the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), which is being designed and would be built and managed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory — is moving from concept development to preliminary design phase, following NASA’s approval on June 23.
Press Release
Jun 28, 2017
APL Engineer Honored by the International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association
Chuck Alexander, a senior cost engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, earned the “2017 Best Paper in the Analysis Methods Category” and “2017 Best Paper Overall” awards from the International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association (ICEAA) on June 6 at the organization’s Professional Development and Training Workshop in Portland, Oregon.
Press Release
Jun 21, 2017
Cool Power
Breakthroughs in solar panel cooling tech will help keep NASA’s Parker Solar Probe operating at peak performance — even while flying through the sun’s corona.
Press Release
Jun 7, 2017
ASPIRE Students Win Big at Intel Regional Science Fair
The talents of ASPIRE (APL’s Student Program to Inspire, Relate and Enrich) students were on full display at the Intel Science Fair on March 26 in Baltimore, as interns Suzie Byun and Sabahat Fatima earned awards for innovative ideas that could potentially improve lives and deliver power more efficiently.