![Johns Hopkins APL Director Ralph Semmel (fourth from left)](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20170321_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Mar 21, 2017
APL Director Semmel Receives Maryland International Business Leadership Award
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Director Ralph Semmel has received a Maryland International Business Leadership Award from the World Trade Center Institute (WTCI).
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Press Release
Mar 2, 2017
RAVAN Earth Science CubeSat Records ‘First Light’ Data
The Radiometer Assessment using Vertically Aligned Nanotubes (RAVAN) CubeSat captured its “first light” data from Earth on Jan. 25, 2017.
![Girl Power 2016 attendees participated in an “Extreme Jean” demonstration.](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20170228_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Feb 28, 2017
Johns Hopkins APL to Host “Girl Power,” STEM Event on March 12
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) will host “Girl Power,” a free opportunity for middle and high school girls to learn about careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), on Sunday, March 12, from 2 to 5 p.m. on APL’s campus in Laurel, Maryland.
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Press Release
Feb 14, 2017
APL’s David Van Wie Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
David Van Wie, an internationally renowned expert in aerospace engineering at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
![Nurse Mallory Reimers goes through the steps of caring for an infected patient](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20170209b_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Feb 9, 2017
APL Researchers Gain Insight into Protecting Patients, Caregivers from Infectious Disease
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) have mapped the movements of a simulated pathogen through a medical biocontainment facility, taking a critical first step in developing protocols to prevent the spread of infectious disease and protect hospital patients and caregivers.
![Digital human brain](/sites/default/files/2023-01/Digital%20Human%20Brain.jpg)
Press Release
Feb 9, 2017
Researchers Directly Observe Concepts in Human Brain
When seeing objects in the world, individuals probably are not thinking explicitly about their semantic characteristics: Is it alive? Is it edible? Is it bigger than a bread box? But activation of these kinds of semantic attributes in the human brain is now directly observable, according to recently published findings from Johns Hopkins University, its Applied Physics Laboratory, and its School of Medicine.
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Press Release
Feb 7, 2017
Johns Hopkins APL Plays Key Role as US, Japan Conduct First SM-3 Block IIA Intercept Test
Engineers from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, in cooperation with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Japan Ministry of Defense, and U.S. Navy sailors aboard USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53), played a key role in the first live-fire intercept using the new Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA guided missile during a Feb. 3 flight test off the west coast of Hawaii.
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Press Release
Jan 17, 2017
New DSB Report Explores Ways to Enhance U.S. Undersea Advantage Using Unmanned Systems
Unmanned undersea systems could play a significant role in complementing more expensive assets and extend the capabilities of manned systems, according to a new Defense Science Board task force report.
![In this artist’s concept (not to scale), the Lucy spacecraft is flying by Eurybates, one of the six diverse and scientifically important Trojans to be studied](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20170106_image2_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Jan 6, 2017
Johns Hopkins APL Provides Key Instruments for NASA’s New Discovery Missions
Scientists and engineers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will provide instruments on NASA’s two newest missions, Lucy and Psyche, which will explore, respectively, six of Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids and 16 Psyche, a rare and primarily metal asteroid in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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Press Release
Dec 21, 2016
Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory Join Facebook Research Agreement
The Johns Hopkins University and the Applied Physics Laboratory have joined a select group of universities and research centers participating in a research agreement sponsored by Facebook’s Building 8, a new team focused on R&D and product development.