We solve complex research, engineering, and analytical problems that present critical challenges to our nation. APL—the nation’s largest university affiliated research center—provides U.S. government agencies with deep expertise in specialized fields to support national priorities and technology development programs. We also serve as independent trusted technical agents to the government, providing continuity for highly complex, multigenerational technology development systems.
Our purpose is to make critical contributions to critical challenges. At APL, we feel it is our responsibility to try to solve these national challenges with the full measure of our dedication and expertise.
The Lab’s core values are unquestionable integrity, trusted service to the nation, world-class expertise, and game-changing impact—all in an environment that is collaborative, fulfilling (and even fun!).
APL’s purpose and core values guide our future, and it is no less than to create defining innovations that ensure our nation’s preeminence in the 21st century.
May 13, 2019
John Forte has been named mission area executive for Homeland Protection at APL, where he will direct efforts to create disruptive capabilities that safeguard and secure the homeland against asymmetric threats.
May 7, 2019
The Lab honored the best 2018 research and development programs, innovation initiatives, mission and enterprise accomplishments, publications, and more at its annual awards ceremony.
April 24, 2019
In a paper published in Scientific Reports, APL researchers describe a way to manipulate the critical elements of a quantum computer and their control components that will be an important piece of scaling quantum computer systems to the larger sizes needed for more complex applications.
April 16, 2019
When the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate wanted to perform a first-responder technology field test in a rural setting — Grant County, Washington, home of the Gorge Amphitheatre — they asked APL to assess various technologies geared toward public safety operations.
April 15, 2019
The apparent seasonal disappearance of small methane lakes is giving scientists insight into the complexity of Titan — Saturn’s largest moon and the target of the proposed Dragonfly mission.
April 15, 2019
APL and NASA researchers report that streams of meteoroids striking the Moon infuse the thin lunar atmosphere with a short-lived water vapor — a key finding in understanding the history of lunar water.
April 12, 2019
NASA’s first planetary defense mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), has been slated for a June 2021 launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
April 8, 2019
The Laboratory has signed an agreement with the Northeastern University-based Global Resilience Institute to advance collaborative research into the security, sustainability, health and well-being of societies.
April 5, 2019
Media are invited to attend the sixth International Academy of Astronautics Planetary Defense Conference in College Park, Maryland, from April 29 to May 3. Experts from around the world will present the latest research on near-Earth objects, and conference participants will take part in an exercise simulating efforts to address a hypothetical scenario of an asteroid impacting Earth.
April 3, 2019
Ralph Semmel is one of 53 Marylanders selected by The Daily Record for their significant contributions and leadership in civic affairs, communications, education, finance, business, health care, law, philanthropy, real estate and technology.
