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Chen Named National Security Analysis Department Head at Johns Hopkins APL

APL has named Yu-Han “Hugh” Chen as head of the National Security Analysis Department (NSAD). Chen, who previously served as ...
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Johns Hopkins APL-Led Team Releases Predictive Space Weather Model to Public

A predictive space weather model developed by APL and partners that is designed to simulate how solar storms affect Earth is ...
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NASA Selects Johns Hopkins APL-Developed CINEMA Mission to Study Space Weather

CINEMA, a mission to improve understanding of the growing impacts of space weather, has been competitively selected by NASA ...
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Computerworld Names Johns Hopkins APL to 2026 List of Best Places to Work in IT

For the eighth consecutive year, APL appears on Computerworld’s Best Places to Work in IT list, which recognizes the top ...
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New Robotic Arm Opens Doors to Explore Future of Maritime Repair

APL recently installed a RAMLAB MaxQ robot to enable research that will help bolster the maritime industrial base. Credit: Johns Hopkins APL To enable research into strengthening the nation’s maritime ...
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NASA Launches IMAP Mission to Study the Heliosphere and Better Understand Space Weather

Into a Sun-soaked sky above the Florida coast, NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center at 7:30 a.m ...
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Returning Students

This page is for the high school program (grades 9-12) Visit the STEM Academy Ignite page for the middle school program (grades 6-8). All returning students must complete an information update and ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Develops Innovative Platform for Traumatic Brain Injury Research

Traumatic brain injuries have long affected military service members, with the Department of Defense reporting nearly 516,000 cases worldwide from 2000 to 2024. A team of researchers from the Johns ...
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Johns Hopkins APL, Navy Team up to Advance Additive Manufacturing for Critical Missions

Over the past decade, additive manufacturing has emerged as a disruptive force in advanced defense manufacturing. However, skepticism about its reliability — particularly for building crucial military ...
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Nano-engineered Thermoelectrics Enable Scalable, Compressor-Free Cooling

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have developed a new, easily manufacturable solid-state thermoelectric refrigeration technology with ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Publishes Report on Nation’s First Space Weather Simulation Exercise

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, recently released the results of the nation’s first end-to-end Space Weather Tabletop Exercise (TTX), held in May 2024. The ...