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Scientists from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) joined in the recent international effort to observe — and create a detailed profile of — the first known large object from interstellar space to pass through our solar system.

Kaushik Iyer of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

NASA has tapped the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, to build a science instrument for an upcoming Japan-led sample return mission to the two moons of Mars.

The Maryland Academy of Sciences announced the 2017 Outstanding Young Scientist (OYS) and Outstanding Young Engineer (OYE) awards on Wednesday, November 15, at a ceremony at the Maryland Science Center, with Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory staff members taking home two of the four honors (two for each category).

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) have announced efforts to operationalize the Integrated Adaptive Cyber Defense (IACD) framework for cybersecurity automation, orchestration and information sharing.

Rick Chapman, a chief scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has received a Bronze Medal from the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Undersea Warfare Division.

Russell E. Gingras, former chief of staff at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Laurel, Maryland, died Oct. 29, of complications from cancer. He was 71.

Color-discerning capabilities that NASA’s Curiosity rover has been using on Mars since 2012 are proving particularly helpful on a mountainside ridge the rover is now climbing.

From September 2016 to August 2017, a virus inadvertently transmitted from puppies in a chain of pet stores sent 39 people to hospitals across seven states.

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has been recognized with the 2017 TechConnect Defense Innovation Award at this year’s Defense Innovation Summit in Tampa, Florida, in recognition for its development of a high-bandwidth, free-space optical (FSO) communications system.