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.
August 31, 2022
As NASA’s Parker Solar Probe approaches its 13th perihelion, or close encounter, with the Sun on Sept. 6, it is heading into a much different solar environment than ever before. The Sun is becoming more and more active as solar maximum nears, and scientists are excited about the potential for groundbreaking observations.
August 26, 2022
APL researchers have captured two 2022 R&D 100 Awards for their work on a comprehensive and automated cyber defense capability, known as More Situational Awareness for Industrial Control Systems (MOSAICS), and the Airborne Collision Avoidance System for Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (ACAS sXu).
August 26, 2022
Using some of the world’s most powerful telescopes, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) investigation team confirmed the orbit of Dimorphos around its parent asteroid, Didymos, and its expected location when the DART spacecraft impacts the moonlet next month.
August 26, 2022
The two APL staff members who are among this year’s recipients of Johns Hopkins Diversity Recognition Awards have more in common than their new honors: Both are driven by their unique backgrounds and a passion for service.
August 25, 2022
A new study using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and that involved researchers from Johns Hopkins APL reports the detection of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet from another planetary system. The discovery underscores Webb’s impressive capabilities and promises exciting results when researchers later peer at smaller rocky planets across the galaxy.
August 25, 2022
Three APL staff members have been selected as DARPA Risers, up-and-coming standouts in their fields recognized for national security-related research with the potential to lead to technological surprise.
August 22, 2022
Four teams featuring APL investigators have earned Johns Hopkins Discovery Awards. Covering work in areas ranging from sustainable materials to social sciences to artificial intelligence, the research awards encourage cross-university collaborations that promise high-quality and impactful results.
August 22, 2022
Elizabeth Egan became the Lab’s first full-time sustainability manager in June. She’ll play a critical role in implementing the Johns Hopkins Sustainability Plan at APL, while setting a path for long-term stewardship and compliance on campus.
August 12, 2022
APL has been named a 2022 recipient of Handshake’s Early Talent Awards, an honor that recognizes the Lab as one on a short list of employers for best-in-class talent engagement.
August 10, 2022
Through the Disaster Response Corps, APL is bringing its world-class expertise in data analytics, remote sensing, systems engineering and other relevant disciplines to monitor damaged medical infrastructure in Ukraine.
August 3, 2022
For the fourth year in a row, Fast Company featured APL on its Best Workplaces for Innovators list.
