![Donna Gregg](/sites/default/files/2023-02/140703_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Jul 3, 2014
Donna Gregg Selected to Lead Asymmetric Operations at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Donna Gregg has been named head of the Asymmetric Operations Sector at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md.
![Maria Cimilluca](/sites/default/files/2023-02/140604_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Jun 4, 2014
Maria Cimilluca Named Head of Plant Engineering Services at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Maria Cimilluca, former senior director of Facilities Management at Cornell University, has joined the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory as head of the Plant Engineering Services Department.
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Press Release
Jun 3, 2014
APL Instrument to Fly on First NASA-Funded Virgin Galactic Spaceflight
While Earth’s upper atmosphere may soon be a destination for space tourists, scientists from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) have set their sights on being among the first to blaze a research trail in this “suborbital” region, with the launch of an instrument to study magnetic activity 50 miles aboveground.
![Christine Fox](/sites/default/files/2023-02/140519_lg.jpg)
Press Release
May 19, 2014
Christine Fox Returns to Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab as Assistant Director for Policy and Analysis
Christine H. Fox, who recently served for five months as Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense, has returned to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and has been named as Assistant Director for Policy and Analysis.
![Pictured, from left to right, are Jeffrey Lin and Andrew Feldman.](/sites/default/files/2023-02/140501_1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
May 1, 2014
APL Recognizes Top Inventions, Researchers and Publications
A method for quickly predicting the evolution of viruses was selected as The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory’s Invention of the Year for 2013. The award was presented April 29 at APL’s annual Technical Achievement Awards ceremony, which also recognized top innovations, publications and researchers at APL from 2013.
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Press Release
Apr 22, 2014
Johns Hopkins APL Modular Prosthetic Limb to Be Exhibited at USA Science and Engineering Festival
A revolutionary, neurally controlled prosthetic arm created by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will be the centerpiece of APL’s exhibit at the USA Science & Engineering Festival, from April 25 to 27 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
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Press Release
Apr 22, 2014
MESSENGER Completes Its 3,000th Orbit of Mercury, Sets Mark for Closest Approach
On April 20, MESSENGER completed its 3,000th orbit of Mercury and moved closer to the planet than any spacecraft has been before, dropping to an altitude of 199 kilometers (123.7 miles) above the planet’s surface.
![Howard County Council members Courtney Watson (far left) and Mary Kay Sigaty (far right) congratulate Karla and Will Gray Roncal, founders of the College Prep Program at APL](/sites/default/files/2023-02/140407_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Apr 7, 2014
Johns Hopkins APL College Prep Program Earns Howard County Volunteer of the Year Honors
The all-volunteer College Prep Program at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory received Howard County’s Volunteer of the Year Award honors at a ceremony held April 2 at the county’s George Howard Building.
![Baltimore Washington Space Apps Challenge 2014](/sites/default/files/2023-02/140327_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Mar 27, 2014
Johns Hopkins APL Hosts Baltimore/Washington D.C. Space Apps Challenge
Tech-savvy creative teams from across the Baltimore-Washington region will gather at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., on April 12–13 to take part in the International Space Apps Challenge — a global, two-day marathon of coding and design aimed at improving life on Earth and furthering space exploration.
![Students from the University of Maryland compete at the 2013 National CyberWatch Center Mid-Atlantic Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) at APL](/sites/default/files/2023-02/140319_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Mar 19, 2014
College Teams Defend Against Professional Hackers in “Operation Cyber Blizzard” at Johns Hopkins APL
College cyber defenders from eight schools across the mid-Atlantic will spend two days protecting a simulated disaster response against expert computer hackers at the 2014 National CyberWatch Center Mid-Atlantic Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC), to be held at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., March 26–29.