Awards and Recognition
APL is continuously recognized for its deep expertise, culture of experimentation, focus on collaboration, and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We celebrate our world-renowned staff whose awards and honors, some of which are listed here, inspire us to keep aiming higher.
Latest Awards
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Seven Asteroids Are Named for DART Team Members Sep 19, 2023
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Johns Hopkins APL Communications Team Wins Gold for DART Impact Campaign Sep 12, 2023
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Johns Hopkins APL Team Earns NASA Awards for Europa Clipper Work Sep 6, 2023
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Johns Hopkins APL’s Ultracompact, Efficient Cooling Device Earns 2023 R&D 100 Award Aug 23, 2023
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Johns Hopkins APL Earns Fifth Straight Selection to Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators List Jul 11, 2023
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Out to Innovate Names Johns Hopkins APL’s Jansing LGBTQ+ Engineer of the Year Jun 20, 2023
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Four From Johns Hopkins APL Receive Johns Hopkins Diversity Awards Jun 7, 2023
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Spacecraft Engineer Is on Fire for Community Service May 25, 2023
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Johns Hopkins APL’s Boye Named Maryland Outstanding Young Engineer May 24, 2023
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DART Mission Recognized for Aerospace Excellence May 19, 2023
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Codebreaker Dickie George Inducted Into National Cryptologic Hall of Honor May 12, 2023
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Master Inventor Miragliotta Taps into the Power of Teamwork May 11, 2023
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Fast Company Names Two Johns Hopkins APL Innovations as ‘World Changing Ideas’ May 2, 2023
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Johns Hopkins APL’s DART Lead Ed Reynolds Named One of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People Apr 13, 2023
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‘Pathfinder’ Mulé Honored for Missile Defense Contributions Mar 23, 2023
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Johns Hopkins APL Again Named a Handshake Early Talent Award Winner Mar 21, 2023
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DART Team Earns National Space Club and Foundation Aerospace Award Mar 9, 2023
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Johns Hopkins APL Staff Members Recognized for STEM Leadership With Black Engineer of the Year Awards Feb 13, 2023
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DART Mission Receives Space Foundation Achievement Award Feb 8, 2023
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Johns Hopkins APL Again Honored With Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award for Best Places to Work Jan 11, 2023
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Johns Hopkins APL Named to Computerworld ‘Best Places to Work in IT’ for Fifth Year in a Row Dec 13, 2022
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Johns Hopkins APL, Partners Earn NIH Neuromod Prize to Expand Spinal Cord Injury Research Nov 8, 2022
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Bowman, Phillips Earn Society of Women Engineers Honors Oct 18, 2022
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Johns Hopkins APL Experts Recognized by Undersea Warfare Community Oct 12, 2022
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Novel Teaching Tool Earns Hopkins Collaborators International Conference Honors Sep 19, 2022
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Johns Hopkins APL Earns Additive Manufacturing Benchmark Challenge Honors Sep 6, 2022
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APL Achievement Awards Celebrate Staff Members’ Bold Innovations and Game-Changing Impact Sep 6, 2022
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Johns Hopkins APL Researchers Earn 2022 R&D 100 Awards Aug 26, 2022
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Two From Johns Hopkins APL Receive Hopkins Diversity Recognition Awards Aug 26, 2022
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On the Rise: Three Johns Hopkins APL ‘Standouts’ Earn DARPA Early Career Honor Aug 25, 2022
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2022 Discovery Awards Fund Johns Hopkins APL Projects in Robotics Sensors, Public Health and Food Systems Aug 22, 2022
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Johns Hopkins APL Recognized With Handshake Early Talent Award Aug 12, 2022
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Johns Hopkins APL Secures Spot on Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators List Aug 3, 2022
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Parker Solar Probe Mission Earns International Academy of Astronautics Laurels Team Award Jul 28, 2022
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Johns Hopkins APL Honored for Support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities Jul 25, 2022
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Johns Hopkins APL Projects Among Fast Company’s ‘World Changing Ideas’ Jun 23, 2022
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Johns Hopkins APL’s Guo Named an AIAA Fellow May 18, 2022
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Semmel Named to Power 30 Higher Education List May 17, 2022
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Johns Hopkins APL’s Sharp Honored for Engineering Excellence Apr 20, 2022
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Johns Hopkins APL’s DeLaHunt Earns Society of Women Engineers Advocacy Award Apr 14, 2022
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A Striking Pose: Sivels Statue Graces National Mall Mar 21, 2022
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Johns Hopkins APL Space Innovator Ryschkewitsch Honored by National Space Club and Foundation Mar 18, 2022
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Johns Hopkins APL Named One of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Space Companies Mar 8, 2022
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Three Johns Hopkins APL Staff Members Honored at Black Engineers STEM Conference Mar 4, 2022
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National Security Community Honors Johns Hopkins APL’s Arribas Starkey-El for Mentoring Leadership Jan 19, 2022
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Johns Hopkins APL’s Stoll Earns Homeland Security Award for Program Management Jan 18, 2022
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Johns Hopkins APL Honored With Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award for Best Places to Work Jan 12, 2022
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Three From Johns Hopkins APL Named as Professional Organization Fellows Jan 11, 2022
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Johns Hopkins APL’s Van Wie Awarded von Kármán Lectureship in Astronautics Nov 18, 2021
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Johns Hopkins APL’s Mary Lasky Honored for Dedication and Contributions to Disaster Resilience Nov 12, 2021
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Five From Johns Hopkins APL Receive Women of Color Recognition Nov 8, 2021
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AWiT Recognized for Steadfast Efforts in Advancing Women in STEM Nov 8, 2021
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Hilliard, Trexler Earn Recognition From Society of Women Engineers Sep 20, 2021
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NOAA Selects Johns Hopkins APL’s George Ho for Space Weather Advisory Group Sep 15, 2021
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Aspiring Biologist Awarded Johns Hopkins APL’s Kershner Scholarship Sep 2, 2021
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Johns Hopkins APL’s Parvathy Prem Honored for Early-Career Contributions to Space Exploration Aug 17, 2021
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Division for Planetary Sciences Honors Johns Hopkins APL’s Turtle for Career Contributions Aug 9, 2021
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Johns Hopkins APL Earns Third Straight Selection to Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators List Aug 4, 2021
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‘Radar Fanatic’ Status Lands APL’s Smith Role as Journal Editor Jul 19, 2021
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‘Solving Problems Others Haven’t’ Keeps Blodgett Focused on Invention Jul 13, 2021
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A Father’s Advice Drives Master Inventor George Coles Jul 13, 2021
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Johns Hopkins APL Earns a Place Among Computerworld’s Top 10 ‘Best Places to Work in IT’ Jul 12, 2021
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Parker Solar Probe Team Earns National Space Club and Foundation Aerospace Award Jun 11, 2021
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Johns Hopkins APL's Anna Named AIHA Fellow Jun 1, 2021
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Johns Hopkins APL Honors Staff Innovation in Annual Achievement Awards Ceremony May 12, 2021
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Marine Robotics Pioneer Bellingham to Lead Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy May 7, 2021
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Silberberg Named Chair of Whiting School Information Systems Program Mar 15, 2021
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Six From Johns Hopkins APL Honored with Black Engineer of the Year Awards Feb 22, 2021
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Trexler Named to Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute Executive Committee Jan 28, 2021
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Johns Hopkins APL Team Lauded for Lunar Technology Leadership Jan 15, 2021
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Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Resource Center Named as a Time Magazine Best Invention of 2020 Nov 23, 2020
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NASA Selects Johns Hopkins APL's Kevin Stevenson to Lead New Astrobiology Research Team Nov 10, 2020
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Five Johns Hopkins APL Staff Members Named AIAA Associate Fellows Nov 6, 2020
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Four From Johns Hopkins APL Honored at Women of Color STEM Conference Oct 29, 2020
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White House Taps Johns Hopkins APL’s Agata Ciesielski for Innovation Fellowship Oct 22, 2020
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Johns Hopkins APL Signs Licensing Agreement with Sternberger’s BLOCKsynop Oct 6, 2020
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Johns Hopkins APL Goes Virtual to Honor 2019’s Top Innovation and Staff Achievements Sep 29, 2020
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Pluto Crater Named for New Horizons Pathfinder Tom Coughlin Aug 27, 2020
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Danielle Chou Selected for AAAS Science and Technology Fellowship at Department of Energy Aug 11, 2020
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Johns Hopkins APL Ranked No. 3 on Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators List Jul 29, 2020
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APL Rides Again as a Bicycle Friendly Business Jul 20, 2020
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Six From Johns Hopkins APL Earn Johns Hopkins Diversity Leadership Awards Jul 14, 2020
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David Porter Chalks Up a Blackboard Award for Online Teaching Jul 2, 2020
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Johns Hopkins APL Ranks Among Insider Pro and Computerworld’s ‘Best Places to Work in IT’ Jun 24, 2020
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Jennifer Cooper Joins Acoustical Society of America Executive Council Jun 16, 2020
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Johns Hopkins APL Team Earns AIAA Space Program Management Award May 7, 2020
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Fast Company Recognizes Johns Hopkins APL’s Work Among “World Changing Ideas” Apr 28, 2020
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John Slotwinski Named ASTM International Fellow, Earns Award of Merit Apr 7, 2020
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Johns Hopkins APL Scientist Ralph Lorenz wins Alvin Seiff Memorial Award Apr 3, 2020
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Johns Hopkins APL Named One of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Space Companies Mar 10, 2020
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Nancy Chabot Named Meteoritical Society Vice President Mar 9, 2020
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Johns Hopkins APL Scientist Ralph Lorenz Wins Choice Award for Climate Science History Book Jan 15, 2020
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APL’s Stadter Earns Air Force Exceptional Service Award Nov 15, 2019
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Parker Solar Probe Team Awarded NASA Silver Achievement Medal Nov 13, 2019
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Johns Hopkins APL’s Andy Driesman Awarded Leadership Honor by NASA Nov 13, 2019
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Alonso Zimmerman Receives ‘Women of Color’ STEM Technical Rising Star Award Nov 7, 2019
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Johns Hopkins APL Researchers Win 2019 R&D 100 Award for Breakthrough Lithium-Ion Battery Technology Nov 1, 2019
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Johns Hopkins APL’s Ciara Sivels Selected as a National STEM Ambassador Oct 23, 2019
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Johns Hopkins APL Receives 2019 Impact Award from Innovation Leader Sep 27, 2019
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Johns Hopkins APL Named to Fast Company’s Inaugural Best Workplaces for Innovators List Aug 5, 2019
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Johns Hopkins APL Named a Computerworld ‘Best Place to Work in IT’ Jun 17, 2019
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Johns Hopkins APL Principal Deputy General Counsel Anne Brennan is Recipient of DC Bar Honors for Distinguished Career Service Jun 3, 2019
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Johns Hopkins APL Celebrates Innovation and Staff Achievements, Honoring Top Inventions, Discoveries and Technical Accomplishments May 7, 2019
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Johns Hopkins APL Director Ralph Semmel Named an ‘Influential Marylander’ Apr 3, 2019
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Parker Solar Probe Wins 2018 Neil Armstrong Space Flight Achievement Award Mar 21, 2019
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Johns Hopkins APL Wins Building Congress and Exchange Craftsmanship Award Feb 28, 2019
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Katherine Morse Receives Prestigious NATO Award Jan 9, 2019
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Johns Hopkins APL Spacecraft Named Popular Science’s 2018 Innovation of the Year Nov 29, 2018
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Johns Hopkins APL Wins IARPA Geopolitical Forecasting Challenge Nov 8, 2018
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Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Earns Global Society of Women Engineers Awards Nov 2, 2018
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Nancy Chabot Elected Meteoritical Society Fellow Aug 2, 2018
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Miquel Antoine Receives ‘Women of Color’ STEM Leadership Award Jul 9, 2018
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Johns Hopkins APL Named as One of IDG’s Computerworld 2018 ‘Best Places to Work in IT’ Jun 19, 2018
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David Taubenheim Named LGBTQ+ Engineer of the Year Feb 18, 2018
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Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Space Executive Ann Darrin Named an ‘Influential Marylander’ Feb 14, 2018
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Andrew Adams Receives Black Engineer of the Year Award for Research Leadership Feb 5, 2018
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Lab Wins DoD Honors for Support of Guard and Reserve Staff Members Jan 23, 2018