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.
February 2, 2022
A new NASA mission led by Johns Hopkins APL researcher and engineer James Mason will use specially developed imaging technology to capture the first complete images and video of some of the Sun’s most powerful explosions and unveil the physical mechanisms that drive them.
February 2, 2022
Wonder is, by its very nature, impossible to quantify. But, convinced of the fundamental role of wonder in the scientific enterprise, a team from Johns Hopkins Medicine and APL is leveraging the power of data to foster wonder, inspire novel insights and push the frontiers of precision medicine.
January 28, 2022
Dr. James N. Miller, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and an expert in nuclear deterrence, missile defense, cyber conflict and space policy, has been named as APL’s Assistant Director for Policy and Analysis.
January 26, 2022
An analysis of large salt deposits on Mars, led by Johns Hopkins APL researcher Ellen Leask, indicates that ponds of liquid water existed on the red planet for about a billion years longer than previously believed.
January 26, 2022
Two planetary scientists from Johns Hopkins APL’s Space Exploration Sector were selected to join NASA’s VIPER mission, the agency’s first-ever lunar rover that will explore the Moon’s south pole and investigate the water ice there.
January 20, 2022
Dr. Robert D. Braun has been announced as the next head of APL’s Space Exploration Sector. Braun has more than 30 years of experience as a space systems engineer, technologist and organizational leader. He will guide the efforts in both civilian space exploration as well as national security related space programs.
January 19, 2022
For his deep commitment to mentorship at APL, Jaime Arribas Starkey-El was honored by the Intelligence and National Security Alliance with the Edwin H. Land Industry Award, which recognizes the accomplishments of early- and mid-career professionals who work on intelligence, defense and homeland security issues.
January 18, 2022
Eugene Hinman, a former interim APL director who distinguished himself as a leader and visionary systems engineer over a 38-year career at the Laboratory, died Jan. 3. He was 86.
January 18, 2022
APL’s Robert Stoll has received a Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate 2021 William Deso Excellence in Program Management Award for his work on biothreat challenges.
January 14, 2022
APL provided expertise critical to the development of a fieldable nuclear threat assessment instrument that has been selected as a winner of the 2021 R&D 100 Awards.
January 12, 2022
APL was honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, ranking No. 15 out of 100 U.S. large companies on the Best Places to Work in 2022 list.
