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.
November 12, 2021
Vijitha Weerackody, a communications engineer at APL, has been appointed senior editor of the Communications Systems and Network section of the journal IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems (TAES).
November 12, 2021
Honoring her career of exceptional leadership in the fields of emergency preparedness and disaster resilience, the nonprofit InfraGard organization has presented APL’s Mary Lasky with its highest honor, the Linda Franklin National Achievement Memorial Award.
November 10, 2021
Scientists at APL have created a foolproof, accurate, on-the-spot test for detecting RNA viruses that uses mature, off-the-shelf technology.
November 8, 2021
Human systems engineer Suman Woolums received a special recognition and four other APL women were honored earlier this month with 2021 Women of Color STEM Awards.
November 8, 2021
APL Women in Technology was presented with its third consecutive Gold Mission Award from the Society of Women Engineers, an honor given to groups that demonstrate commitment to SWE’s four goals: professional excellence, globalization, advocacy, and diversity and inclusion
November 4, 2021
Excitement continues to grow as DART’s scheduled launch date inches closer and closer. With now just under three weeks to go, DART team members on both coasts of the country are rehearsing and making preparations for the big day.
November 1, 2021
An APL team led the development of system requirements for the Shipboard Passive Electro-Optical Infrared (SPEIR) program. SPEIR acts as a visual surveillance system providing persistent high-resolution image processing to operators from a new set of electro-optical/infrared cameras installed above the ship deck.
October 29, 2021
APL data scientist Daniel Berman and virologist Jared Evans, both in the Lab’s Research and Exploratory Development Department, are applying machine learning techniques that have been used to crack deep problems in language to the effort of defending against new flu strains before they emerge. Think predictive text, but for viruses instead of words.
October 25, 2021
A legacy material called silicon-germanium is making a comeback in NASA’s next-generation nuclear power source for spacecraft, thanks in part to recent work by an APL-led team. Its resurgence will enable NASA missions to travel farther and longer than current capabilities allow.
October 22, 2021
APL formally opened Building 201 and its state-of-the-art research facilities on Oct. 19, with a ceremony featuring Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and other government and university leaders.
October 20, 2021
Just two days after leaving Johns Hopkins APL in a specialized container, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, where it is scheduled to launch in late November.
