Dr. Christine M. Zgrabik is the supervisor of the Electronic Materials and Microsystems Group in APL’s Research and Exploratory Development Department. The group focuses on a wide range of research ...

Dr. David Flanigan is the group supervisor of the APL Education Center, which supports 25 part-time master’s degree programs for the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering’s Engineering for ...

Rebecca Knisely is the STEM Program Assistant and works to support both the ASPIRE and Pathways internship programs. Before joining APL in December 2024, she spent 11 years supporting education ...

Dr. Danielle P. Hilliard is an aerospace systems engineer and supervisor of the Concept Design and Realization Branch in APL’s Research and Exploratory Development Department. Her branch provides an ...

Lunar experts at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have created a new technical resource to guide technology developers who are designing systems to withstand the ...

NASA’s Dragonfly, the first rotorcraft designed for scientific exploration on another ocean world, has passed its Critical Design Review. Led by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in ...

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have demonstrated a working capability that can radically accelerate the testing of qubits — the quantum computing ...

The Research and Exploratory Development (RED) Mission Area is Johns Hopkins APL’s research engine. We conduct pioneering research targeting game-changing breakthroughs to benefit national security ...

In person, SMART Nav doesn’t look like much. It’s in a metal square that’s laced into a web of soldered wires, resistors and diodes on a circuit board. In fact, technologically speaking, it’s a ...

Dr. Richard Danzig has been a consultant to US intelligence agencies and the Department of Defense on national security issues. He served as the seventy-first secretary of the Navy from November 1998 ...

Maryland MESA (Math, Engineering, Science Achievement) is an exciting and engaging after-school program for students in grades 3–12 designed to spark their interest in STEM education and STEM careers.

Dr. Bart Paulhamus is a principal staff researcher and chief of APL’s Intelligent Systems Center. The goal of the center is to conduct pioneering research with mission intent. Recognizing that ...