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Glen H. Fountain, of The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., has won the 2007 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics von Braun Award for Excellence in Space Program Management.

Dr. Ralph Alpher, a physicist who conducted critical research that lead to the Big Bang theory while at the fledgling Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., has received the National Medal of Science—the nation's highest science honor—for his unprecedented work in nucleosynthesis, the prediction that universe expansion leaves radiation, and the model for the Big Bang theory.

Scientists who got an unprecedented look at a disintegrating comet were surprised to find the comet's chemistry was consistent throughout — in contrast to popular ideas that a comet's outside is chemically different than its inside.

As Technical Direction Agent for the Aegis BMD program, APL performs a wide range of activities before, during and after flight tests including performing preflight predictions of the Aegis BMD combat system's performance, and defining mission and target scenarios.

Dr. Stamatios M. (Tom) Krimigis, head emeritus of the Space Department at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., has been named a 2007 Fellow by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

More than 100 Maryland middle school students will get a close-up look at NASA's first voyage to Pluto when they visit the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel for Space Academy: Mission to Pluto on Friday, May 4, starting at 9:20 a.m. EDT.

As Technical Direction Agent for the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) program, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., played a key role in planning and executing today's flight test, including modeling and simulation efforts to predict expected system performance. This was the eighth successful intercept of 10 attempts for the Aegis BMD Program.

An international team led by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has developed a prototype of the first fully integrated prosthetic arm that can be controlled naturally, provide sensory feedback and allows for eight degrees of freedom—a level of control far beyond the current state of the art for prosthetic limbs.

A device to detect and stop electrical fires, a DNA-sensor for spotting dangerous pathogens and a method for making flexible microelectronics were announced tonight as The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory's (APL) Inventions of the Year.

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., will honor 190 inventors and announce its top inventions for 2006 at its eighth annual Invention of the Year ceremony on Tuesday, April 17, from 5-7 p.m. in APL's Kossiakoff Center.