Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, retired, has joined APL as senior advisor focused on homeland defense. VanHerck brings ...

Students are responsible for answering the questions asked in the application themselves with minimal help from an adult.

Lisa Blodgett has been named assistant director for programs and chief strategy officer at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland. In this role, Blodgett will execute ...

Designing, building, and applying new technologies—especially those that include artificial intelligence—can be a double-edged sword: powerful and enabling on the one hand, but potentially biased and ...

Dr. Brian A. Bittner is a senior scientist whose research focuses on robotic agility and dexterity in complex physical environments. His recent projects include high-speed autonomous driving in ...

The ASPIRE application period for 2025 has closed. All students, regardless of acceptance, will be notified of their status by May 15. The ASPIRE internship application cannot be saved and must be ...

Have you taken an Ignite course before and want to register for another course? Check the timeline to see when registration opens. Courses fill up quickly because class sizes are small (1:10 ...

Learn more about courses for middle school students offered through APL’s STEM Academy Ignite program. Courses are offered based on instructor availability. Review the timeline and course schedule for ...

Cyberattacks on industrial control systems (ICS)—which power essential services like electricity, water, and transportation—are on the rise. In recent years, cyber threats targeting infrastructure ...

APL researchers, together with partners at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, the MITRE Corporation, and other leading ...