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APL is continuously recognized for its deep expertise, culture of experimentation, focus on collaboration, and commitment to diversity and inclusion. We celebrate our world-renowned staff whose awards and honors, some of which are listed here, inspire us to keep aiming higher.

  • Image of Mika Ayenson, Adam Freeman, Malik Little, Justin McGrath, Makita Phillips and Jaime Arribas Starkey-El have earned Black Engineer of the Year Awards

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    Six From Johns Hopkins APL Honored with Black Engineer of the Year Awards

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    Six engineers and scientists from APL have earned Black Engineer of the Year Awards, joining a cadre of Laboratory staff members who have been recognized by the organization. Read full article >>

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    Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Resource Center Named as a Time Magazine Best Invention of 2020

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    Time named the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center to its list of 2020 Best Inventions, calling it “2020’s Go-To Data Source.” Researchers at Johns Hopkins APL provide essential data collection, curation and aggregation for the site, which delivers the most accurate information available on the COVID-19 pandemic. Read full article >>

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    Five Johns Hopkins APL Staff Members Named AIAA Associate Fellows

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    Five technical experts and leaders from APL’s Space Exploration and Force Projection sectors have earned a place in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ associate fellows class of 2021. Read full article >>

Latest Awards

04-28-20Fast Company Recognizes Johns Hopkins APL’s Work Among “World Changing Ideas”

04-07-20John Slotwinski Named ASTM International Fellow, Earns Award of Merit

04-03-20Johns Hopkins APL Scientist Ralph Lorenz wins Alvin Seiff Memorial Award

01-15-20Johns Hopkins APL Scientist Ralph Lorenz Wins Choice Award for Climate Science History Book

11-15-19APL’s Stadter Earns Air Force Exceptional Service Award

11-13-19Parker Solar Probe Team Awarded NASA Silver Achievement Medal

11-13-19Johns Hopkins APL’s Andy Driesman Awarded Leadership Honor by NASA

11-07-19Alonso Zimmerman Receives “Women of Color” STEM Technical Rising Star Award

11-01-19Johns Hopkins APL Researchers Win 2019 R&D 100 Award for Breakthrough Lithium-Ion Battery Technology

10-23-19Johns Hopkins APL’s Ciara Sivels Selected as a National STEM Ambassador

09-27-19Johns Hopkins APL Receives 2019 Impact Award from Innovation Leader

08-05-19Johns Hopkins APL Named to Fast Company’s Inaugural Best Workplaces for Innovators List

06-17-19Johns Hopkins APL Named a Computerworld ‘Best Place to Work in IT’

06-03-19Johns Hopkins APL Principal Deputy General Counsel Anne Brennan is Recipient of DC Bar Honors for Distinguished Career Service

05-07-19Johns Hopkins APL Celebrates Innovation and Staff Achievements, Honoring Top Inventions, Discoveries and Technical Accomplishments

04-03-19Johns Hopkins APL Director Ralph Semmel Named an ‘Influential Marylander’

03-21-19Parker Solar Probe Wins 2018 Neil Armstrong Space Flight Achievement Award

02-28-19Johns Hopkins APL Nails Down Construction Industry Award

01-09-19Katherine Morse Receives Prestigious NATO Award

11-29-18Johns Hopkins APL Spacecraft Named Popular Science’s 2018 Innovation of the Year

11-08-18Johns Hopkins APL Wins IARPA Geopolitical Forecasting Challenge

11-02-18Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Earns Global Society of Women Engineers Awards

08-02-18Nancy Chabot Elected Meteoritical Society Fellow

07-09-18Miquel Antoine Receives ‘Women of Color’ STEM Leadership Award

06-19-18Johns Hopkins APL Named as One of IDG’s Computerworld 2018 “Best Places to Work in IT”

05-21-18DeLaHunt Honored by JHU Diversity Leadership Council

05-07-18In a Celebration of Bold Innovation, Johns Hopkins APL Honors Top Inventions, Discoveries and Technical Achievements

02-22-18Fast Company Names Johns Hopkins APL as One of World’s “Most Innovative Companies”

02-18-18David Taubenheim Named LGBTQ+ Engineer of the Year

02-14-18APL Space Executive Ann Darrin Named an ‘Influential Marylander’

02-05-18Andrew Adams Receives Black Engineer of the Year Award for Research Leadership

01-23-18Lab Wins DoD Honors for Support of Guard and Reserve Staff Members