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Key elements of the Europa Clipper spacecraft — which Johns Hopkins APL is developing in partnership with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory — are coming together in clean rooms across the country.

For the third consecutive year, APL secured a spot on Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators list, joining businesses and organizations around the globe honored for demonstrating a deep commitment to encouraging innovation at all levels.

Johns Hopkins APL researchers set out to better understand the influence of different defects on the mechanical performance of additively manufactured materials. In a recent journal article, they provide data to help understand the effects of defects and enable decision-making.

An expanded collaboration between APL and the Amazon Web Services' Open Data Sponsorship Program will further enable the storage and accessibility of ever-expanding neuroimaging datasets generated by the neuroscience research community.

After six years as chair of APL's board of managers, Michael Hankin closed out his term on June 30, making way for new chair Heather Murren. Jeffrey Barber has also joined the board.

Graeme Smith is passionate about sharing knowledge and inspiring others. Serving as an associate editor for IEEE’s Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems allows him to contribute to the field and advocate for Johns Hopkins APL.

In person, SMART Nav doesn’t look like much.

As he was growing up, George Coles Jr. often heard from his father, “If you use it, you need to know how to fix it.” That advice framed an approach to innovation for Coles, one of three staff members to recently earn the APL Master Inventor Award.

Dave Blodgett says he often wakes up at night thinking about work, but that's OK, because it's thrilling when your work has tremendous potential for meaningful impact. The chief scientist for APL's Research and Exploratory Development Department secured his 10th patent in 2020 and has been honored as a Master Inventor.

APL is one of Insider Pro and Computerworld’s top 10 “Best Places to Work in IT,” making the prestigious list for the fourth year in a row.