![Girl Power 2018 attendee participated in a biomechanics demonstration](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20190304b_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Mar 4, 2019
Johns Hopkins APL to Host ‘Girl Power,’ STEM Event on March 10
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory will host “Girl Power,” a free opportunity for elementary and middle school girls to learn about careers in STEM on Sunday, March 10.
![Christine Fox, Dave Van Wie, and Christopher Watkins](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20190304_image1_composite.jpg)
Press Release
Mar 4, 2019
APL Leaders Appointed to Defense Task Force on the Future of U.S. Military Superiority
Three members of the executive leadership team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory — Christine Fox, Dave Van Wie and Christopher Watkins — have been named to the Defense Science Board’s 2019 Summer Study on the Future of U.S. Military Superiority.
![Craftsmanship Award winners included (from left) Aaron David, Jon Willig, John Jacobs, Paul Kirstukas, Amy Howard and Peter Jacobus, as well as (not pictured) Robert Bartholet, John Leizear and Wendy Blum](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20190228_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Feb 28, 2019
Johns Hopkins APL Wins Building Congress and Exchange Craftsmanship Award
A leading regional construction association has recognized the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, for the Lab’s work to upgrade a critical computer networking center.
![The twin CubeSat Assessment and Test, or CAT, satellites](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20190220_image1_lg.png)
Press Release
Feb 20, 2019
Johns Hopkins APL Begins CAT CubeSat Experiment Following Launch from International Space Station
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has successfully established communications with two CubeSats, part of a flight demonstration mission led by APL called the CubeSat Assessment and Test, or CAT, which were launched from the International Space Station.
![Joan Hoffmann](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20190205_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Feb 5, 2019
APL Physicist Appointed to Defense Science Board Quantum Technologies Task Force
Joan Hoffmann, a physicist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has been appointed to the Defense Science Board Task Force on Applications of Quantum Technologies.
![Kirk Shawhan](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20190204_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Feb 4, 2019
Johns Hopkins APL Names Kirk Shawhan as Precision Strike Mission Area Executive
Kirk Shawhan will combine his detailed knowledge of air and missile defense systems and operational experience in electronic warfare to build on the mission area’s recognized accomplishments in the precision strike domain.
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Press Release
Jan 30, 2019
Bridging the Health Divide from Research to Operations: Johns Hopkins APL Hosts Inaugural National Health Symposium
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will host “Bridging the Health Divide: From Research to Operations,” an inaugural National Health Symposium, held in partnership with the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) on March 5–6, 2019
![Katherine L. Morse](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20190109_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Jan 9, 2019
Katherine Morse Receives Prestigious NATO Award
Katherine L. Morse, a computer scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, has been awarded the NATO Science and Technology Organization’s Scientific Achievement Award, the highest honor presented in NATO to science and technology working groups.
![A Study on Digital Health: Health Companies and their Impact on High-Burden, High-Cost Conditions](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20190108b_image1_lg.png)
Press Release
Jan 8, 2019
Study: Digital Health Companies Have Minimal Impact on Disease Burden, Health Care Costs
Leading digital health companies have not yet demonstrated substantial impact on disease burden or cost in the U.S. health care system, according to a new study published in the January issue of Health Affairs.
![David Van Wie](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20190108_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Jan 8, 2019
David Van Wie to Lead APL’s Air and Missile Defense Sector
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has tapped David Van Wie to head its Air and Missile Defense Sector, where he will oversee all work related to an APL mission that traces its roots to the Laboratory’s founding project: the radio proximity fuze.