Press Release
Apr 28, 2003
APL Hosts Student Robotic Competition May 6
More than 400 middle school students from 22 schools across Maryland will compete in the third annual TEAMS (Technology Education Alliance with Middle Schools) science and technology competition May 6 at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
Press Release
Apr 9, 2003
Pluto-Kuiper Belt Mission Moves Ahead
The solar systemâs farthest known planetary outpost is closer to getting its first visitor. This week NASA gave The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Southwest Research Institute and their partners the go-ahead to start full development of the first mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.
Press Release
Apr 7, 2003
Johns Hopkins APL Licenses âSafe Buildingsâ System to Neutralize Biological Threats
A system to destroy airborne biological agents as they move through a buildingâs heating and air conditioning ducts, developed by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md., has been licensed to the Bio-Defense Research Group, Inc. (BDRGI), Upper Marlboro, Md., for production.
Press Release
Feb 27, 2003
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Researchers Discover Massive Gas Cloud Around Jupiter
Stretching millions of miles around Jupiter, the donut-shaped cloud, known as a âtorus,â is believed to result from the uncommonly severe bombardment of ion radiation that Jupiter sends toward Europa.
Press Release
Feb 20, 2003
Larry Kohlenstein Named Chief Financial Officer at Johns Hopkins APL
As CFO, Kohlenstein will manage the Labâs financial operations, overseeing financial planning and budgeting.
Press Release
Jan 27, 2003
Johns Hopkins CEPAR Kicks into Action During âShadow Bowlâ Event
The Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR) was among several organizations participating in âShadow Bowlâ â a series of simulated mass casualty disasters in the San Diego region and other communities around the nation during Super Bowl weekend.
Press Release
Jan 23, 2003
APL to Implement NASA Geospace Missions
NASA Headquarters announced today that APL will formulate, implement and operate multiple spacecraft for the agencyâs Geospace missions, which will study the sunâs effects on Earthâs magnetic field and upper atmosphere.
Press Release
Jan 23, 2003
Johns Hopkins Options Heart Diagnostics Technologies to Zargis Medical Corporation
The option includes two technologies: a system and method â based on algorithms â for diagnosing pathological heart conditions; and the Cardiac Auscultatory Recording Database (CARD).
Press Release
Jan 13, 2003
Johns Hopkins APL Announces First U.S. Application of New Simulation Standard
The new standard represents the commercialization of a technology known as the High Level Architecture (HLA) that defines a common framework for organizing independent, distributed simulations into a larger, single simulation known as a federation.
Press Release
Dec 17, 2002
Student Science Instrument Selected for Ride to Pluto
A special instrument, called the Student Dust Counter, has been added to NASAâs New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. Designed by students at the University of Colorado at Boulder, the device will detect dust grains produced by collisions between asteroids, comets and Kuiper Belt objects.