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Security Officer Michael D. Robinson has been named APL’s Officer of the Year for 2002.

The pairing positions APL and SEI to offer better systems and services to the military and other government agencies that protect national security and the nation’s critical infrastructure.

APL has partnered with United Way for more than half a century with campaign contributions totaling more than $4.8 million since 1990.

NASA’s first mission to Pluto has sailed past another critical milestone, as the New Horizons team successfully completed its second major system-level evaluation.

Johns Hopkins APL has appointed Eric Bohn as head and Lora Suther as assistant head of its Information Technology Service Department.

The contract, which also includes an option for an additional 5-year extension, covers Laboratory research and development and specialized engineering.

This was the first of two developmental flight tests aimed at proving the missile’s guidance and control, navigation, aerodynamics and communications systems.

Called the Next Generation Sensor Initiative (NGSI), the new service is free for subscribers and promises to speed the advance of sensor technology in fields ranging from biochemical detection and chemical analysis to food processing and energy flow.

For this national event, middle and high school students from eight states competed against their respective peers by using their math and science knowledge to design a balsa wood glider that could travel long distances.

The award noted Farrar’s contributions to Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems-based (MEMS) thermal control systems for the 2004 NASA Space Technology-5 mission.