Johns Hopkins Selects Caporaletti to Chair Engineering Management Graduate Program

The Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering has selected Stephanie Caporaletti, of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, to chair its online Engineering Management program.

Part of the Johns Hopkins Engineering for Professionals (EP) graduate program, Engineering Management ranks as the nation’s top online program of its kind. Caporaletti has been involved with EP for a decade, as a student, teacher, and program manager. She teaches Strategic Communications in Technical Organizations and Planning and Managing Projects, and began as program manager for Engineering Management in 2019. In that role, she served as a liaison between Johns Hopkins University, the program chair, and other universities to expand academic offerings and build strategic industry partnerships.

“Stephanie is absolutely the perfect choice to chair the Engineering Management program,” said Tim Galpin, the program’s outgoing chair. “The leadership and knowledge of engineering management that she brings to the role are unmatched. As a manager, she was integrally involved in the program’s success and its ranking as the No. 1 online program in the country — under her leadership the program will only get better.”

Caporaletti joined APL in 2009 and brings more than 15 years of experience in technical leadership and program management to her new role. As assistant supervisor of the Physical and Life Systems Branch in APL’s Asymmetric Operations Sector, Caporaletti leads more than 180 engineers and scientists in preventing, detecting, and responding to human health threats. In addition to teaching within EP, she also tailored the Planning and Managing Projects course for a Baltimore-based construction firm, applying the curriculum to the company’s needs and offering employees credit toward a degree.

As Engineering Management chair, she will focus on increasing that outreach to engineering organizations and industry partners, expanding course offerings, and boosting the program’s reputation as a leader in the field.

“I’m really excited to leverage what I’ve learned from other programs, develop new ideas, and strategically shape the next generation of program offerings to give our students an even more fulfilling experience,” she said.

Caporaletti holds a master’s degree in technical management from Johns Hopkins University and master’s and bachelor’s degrees in biological resources engineering from the University of Maryland. She is pursuing a doctorate in engineering management at George Washington University.

APL continues to play a critical role in the development of EP programs. The faculty comprises scientists and engineers from APL and the Whiting School of Engineering; from regional aerospace, engineering, and information technology companies; and from government agencies. EP faculty are actively practicing what they teach, and a number of them have written textbooks that are widely used in their respective fields. Thirteen of EP’s 23 programs are based at APL and chaired by APL staff members.