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Press Release
Jan 18, 2022
Johns Hopkins APL’s Stoll Earns Homeland Security Award for Program Management
APL’s Robert Stoll has received a Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate 2021 William Deso Excellence in Program Management Award for his work on biothreat challenges.
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Press Release
Jan 14, 2022
Johns Hopkins APL Contributes Critical Expertise to R&D 100 Award-Winning Nuclear Detection Device
APL provided expertise critical to the development of a fieldable nuclear threat assessment instrument that has been selected as a winner of the 2021 R&D 100 Awards.
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Press Release
Jan 12, 2022
Johns Hopkins APL Honored With Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award for Best Places to Work
APL was honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, ranking No. 15 out of 100 U.S. large companies on the Best Places to Work in 2022 list.
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Press Release
Jan 11, 2022
Three From Johns Hopkins APL Named as Professional Organization Fellows
Three APL staff members were recently named as fellows to prestigious technical organizations across the country.
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News
Jan 10, 2022
Johns Hopkins APL Team Delivers Critical Parts for Europa Clipper’s Mapping Instrument
An APL team recently completed work on an instrument that will be critical to determining the habitability of Europa, the one of Jupiter’s moons that’s most likely to harbor life.
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News
Dec 23, 2021
Johns Hopkins APL’s Andre Douglas Selected to Join 2021 NASA Astronaut Class
Andre Douglas, a systems engineer at APL, was selected by NASA to join the 2021 astronaut candidate class. He will report for duty in January to begin two years of training.
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News
Dec 22, 2021
With Its Single ‘Eye,’ NASA’s DART Returns First Images From Space
Just two weeks after liftoff, NASA’s DART spacecraft, which Johns Hopkins APL designed, built and manages, opened the door to its DRACO camera and returned its first star-filled images. The images will help researchers calibrate for DART’s ultimate goal of crashing into an asteroid.
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News
Dec 20, 2021
Explosives Engineer Works Across Disciplines to Serve Johns Hopkins APL
Marine veteran and APL engineer Justin Peters leads with enthusiasm — for his field of study, his colleagues and the warfighters he serves. Peters deeply enjoys the multiple roles he plays at APL, from his official job as a chief engineer to his informal role as a trusted advisor to colleagues who rely on his expertise in the niche field of explosives engineering.
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News
Dec 16, 2021
Johns Hopkins APL Researchers Aim to Set Safer Paths for Swift-Flying Robots
Despite significant advances in drone technology and autonomous systems over the last couple of decades, a world where small, swift robots dart and weave through pedestrians, bikes and cars in the urban landscape remains firmly in the realm of science fiction. But researchers at APL have made significant progress on two key technical problems that stand in the way of fiction becoming a reality.
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News
Dec 14, 2021
Parker Solar Probe Touches the Sun for the First Time, Bringing New Discoveries
For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. The Johns Hopkins APL-built Parker Solar Probe has flown through the Sun's upper atmosphere — called the corona — sampling particles and characterizing magnetic fields in this dynamic environment.