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 ...

Michael P. Boyle is supervisor of the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Group within APL’s Research and Exploratory Development Department. His recent work includes serving as the lead engineer ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dave Van Wie has been selected to lead the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) as its next director. Van Wie, currently the Air and Missile Defense Sector Head at APL, will succeed Ralph ...

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. 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 ...

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 ...

The Intelligent Systems Center (ISC) leverages APL’s broad expertise across national security, space exploration, and health to fundamentally advance the use of intelligent systems for our nation’s ...