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APL Research and Development Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest - Vol. 38, No. 1
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Feb 10, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Research Helps Shape Landmark Federal Expansion of Unmanned Aircraft Operations
An APL research team help set new standards that could help drones more safely share America’s skies.
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Feb 5, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Experts Named to Department of War’s First Science, Technology and Innovation Board
Mitch Nikolich and James Gosler, national security experts from APL, have been named to the Department of War’s first Science, Technology and Innovation Board.
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Feb 5, 2026
Johns Hopkins Selects Caporaletti to Chair Engineering Management Graduate Program
Stephanie Caporaletti, assistant branch supervisor in the Asymmetric Operations Sector at APL, has been appointed as chair of the Engineering Management program in the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering’s Engineering for Professionals program.
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Jan 28, 2026
Geesaman Appointed Precision Strike Mission Area Executive at Johns Hopkins APL
Brian Geesaman will lead a diverse portfolio of programs and initiatives focused on integrated strike warfare capabilities, kinetic and non-kinetic weapon systems, and end-to-end capability development.
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Jan 27, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL-Supported Researchers Turn Biological Innovation Into a New Startup
With support from APL, former staff members John Sittmann and Tom Curtis have launched Deep Root Biolabs, a startup advancing a patent-pending biological platform. By applying plant- and microbial-based systems, the company aims to tackle real-world challenges in agriculture, environmental remediation, and the bio-mining of critical minerals.