Biological and Chemical Sciences
Leveraging APL’s technical expertise, our team works to identify intersections of emerging military needs and domain opportunity in the fields of environmental resilience, superhuman endeavors, and operational enablers.
Program Manager: Sarah Herman
Assistant Program Manager: Brock Wester
Assistant Program Manager: Katy Carneal
Focus Areas
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Environmental Resilience
Addressing national security challenges arising from a rapidly changing environment
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Superhuman Endeavors
Understanding and overcoming the current limits of individual health and performance
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Operational Enablers
Translating biology and chemistry into enablers for military missions
Upcoming Events
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In Person
Location: Building 201 (11091 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, Maryland 20723)
Atlantic Coastal Resilience Workshop → May 30, 2024 // 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
APL will be hosting the Atlantic Coastal Resilience Workshop on May 30, 2024, with the goal of bringing together academia, industry, government, and nonprofits to forge a path forward in strategic development of coastal resilience in the Atlantic region. By building up our coastlines against the rapidly approaching, catastrophic effects of climate change, our coastal ecosystems, infrastructure, and communities will be able to “bounce back” from disruptive events, which is of emerging importance for dense cities, military bases and critical infrastructure, and essential ecosystem resources. In this workshop, we will hear from U.S. government agencies and experts in the field on the challenges and opportunities in the coastal resilience space, share emerging technical results, and discuss how we can apply our expertise to the challenges presented.
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Hybrid
Locations: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD (June 3-4) // Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC (June 5)
National Workshop on Marine eDNA → June 3-5, 2024
The biennial National Workshop on Marine Environmental DNA (eDNA) brings together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to discuss eDNA technologies, newly released national strategies, and implementation priorities. In June 2024, we will convene to discuss four major subthemes:
- Strategic national priorities
- eDNA technology readiness to support decision-making
- Emerging technologies within the strategic framework
- Implementation and adoption: from research to resource management
Research Highlights
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Saving the Planet, One Drop at a Time → Jan 30, 2020
- Florida’s Coral Reef Supports Fishing, Tourism and Beaches. Can Science Save It? (The Wall Street Journal, November 18, 2023)
- As the Arctic Warms, AI Forecasts Scope Out Shifting Sea Ice (Wired, November 3, 2021)
- Data Project Backed by Al Gore Aims for Real-Time Emissions Monitoring (World Economic Forum, September 16, 2021)