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.
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.
March 27, 2019
In 2017, U.S. health care spending increased 3.9 percent to $3.5 trillion. A team from APL, Johns Hopkins Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland examined ways to transform health care delivery into an engineered system, learning lessons from high-tech industries such as aerospace.
March 21, 2019
The Parker Solar Probe team has been named the winner of the 2018 Neil Armstrong Space Flight Achievement Award, given by the American Astronautical Society at its 57th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium in Silver Spring, Maryland.
March 8, 2019
A trio of critical advisory board appointments has positioned Intelligent Systems Center Chief Ashley Llorens — and APL — to help establish the Lab as a nationally recognized leader and trusted partner in artificial intelligence.
March 5, 2019
APL brings its health surveillance expertise to the South by Southwest Interactive Festival on March 10, when the National Health Mission Area’s Sheri Lewis discusses how big data and genomics can speed disease detection.
March 4, 2019
APL will host its annual “Girl Power” event, a free opportunity for elementary and middle school girls to learn about careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), on Sunday, March 10, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on APL’s campus in Laurel, Maryland.
March 4, 2019
Three members of APL’s executive leadership team — 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.
