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As a university affiliated research center (UARC), Johns Hopkins APL maintains robust engineering and research and development expertise in eight core competencies to meet the needs of our government sponsors.

APL’s core competencies are:

  • Strategic systems test and evaluation
  • Submarine security and survivability
  • Space science and engineering
  • Combat systems and guided missiles
  • Theater air defense and power projection
  • Information technology (C4ISR/IO)
  • Simulation, modeling, and operations analysis
  • Mission-related research and development

The Laboratory develops future technologies and capabilities that serve national priorities and expand the frontiers of science. We provide U.S. government agencies with specialized technical expertise to support national priorities and technology development programs. And we serve as independent trusted technical agents, providing continuity for highly complex, multigenerational government-funded technology systems.

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    Johns Hopkins APL Diving into Marine Environments with New Lab

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    Johns Hopkins APL is diving into marine environments with the NAMI marine research, investigation and experimentation lab — a fully functioning marine molecular microbiology and analytics facility, with unique capabilities not found in any other U.S. marine-based labs. Read full article >>

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    Johns Hopkins APL’s Anna Named AIHA Fellow

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    Dan Anna, assistant supervisor of APL’s Environmental Health and Safety Group, was recently named an American Industrial Hygiene Association fellow — a prestigious honor granted to less than 5% of the association’s membership. Read full article >>

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    Marine Robotics Pioneer Bellingham to Lead Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy

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    Jim Bellingham, a pioneer in the worldwide autonomous marine robotics field who has led research expeditions from the Arctic to the Antarctic, has been appointed executive director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy (IAA) in Baltimore, run jointly by Johns Hopkins APL and the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering. For more than 30 years, Bellingham has been a global leader in the development of small, high-performance autonomous underwater vehicles, resulting in a class of systems that are now widely used within the military, industry and science communities. Read full article >>

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    Silberberg Named Chair of Whiting School Information Systems Program

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    The field of information systems engineering is facing new challenges with the increased use of artificial intelligence and machine learning across public sectors and a resulting surge of legal, privacy and ethical concerns. David Silberberg, a computer scientist and engineer at Johns Hopkins APL, is excited to help address these challenges as the newly appointed chair of the Johns Hopkins Whiting School’s Information Systems Engineering program. Read full article >>

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    Trexler Named to Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute Executive Committee

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    Morgan Trexler, a materials engineer at Johns Hopkins APL, was recently named the newest member of the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute executive committee. Read full article >>