Press Release
Apr 30, 2002
A Tumor-Imaging Technique is Named Johns Hopkins APL’s Top Invention of the Year
A new imaging technology for identifying cancerous tumors and determining the effectiveness of anti-tumor drugs received The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory’s Invention of the Year award.
Press Release
Apr 25, 2002
Johns Hopkins APL Building a Better Mine Detector
Several thousand people — many of them children — are killed each year by the estimated 110 million land mines that lie hidden in 68 countries throughout the world.
Press Release
Apr 23, 2002
CONTOUR Ships to the Cape
All packed up and ready for its long-awaited trip, NASA’s CONTOUR spacecraft left home in Maryland today for Cape Canaveral, Fla., site of its scheduled July 1 launch toward an unprecedented comet study.
Press Release
Apr 22, 2002
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab To Reveal Top Inventions at April 30 Ceremony
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., will name its top inventions for 2001 and honor 182 researchers during its third annual Invention of the Year awards ceremony.
Press Release
Apr 15, 2002
Howard County, Md., Presents ‘Friends of Education’ Award to APL
Board Chair Dr. Jane B. Schuchhardt thanked APL for its “immeasurable contributions to this school systems and the children of this county.”
Press Release
Apr 15, 2002
Aviation Week Magazine Honors Johns Hopkins APL Researchers and NEAR Mission for Space Advances
The awards will be given during a ceremony at the National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
Press Release
Mar 29, 2002
NASA’s Mercury Orbiter Mission Passes Major Milestone
MESSENGER — which stands for MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging — passed a thorough four-day critical design review.
Press Release
Mar 5, 2002
Johns Hopkins APL Employee Named Year’s Most Promising Black Engineer
Jason Bunn, of The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., received the Black Engineer of the Year Award for Most Promising Engineer on Feb. 16 at the 16th annual Black Engineer Awards Conference.
Press Release
Mar 5, 2002
Black Engineering Magazine Recognizes Johns Hopkins APL for Technical Achievement and Diversity
U.S. Black Engineer and Information Technology magazine is highlighting The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory’s Chris Thompson for his technology expertise and the Laurel, Maryland-based Laboratory for its diversity efforts.
Press Release
Feb 21, 2002
New Horizons Team Plots a Faster Path to Pluto
New Horizons mission planners have developed a new strategy that could trim nearly a year off their original schedule to send a spacecraft to the solar system’s outermost planet.