APL Advances — December 2023

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory • APL Advances

Critical Contributions to Critical Challenges • December 12, 2023

Five Ways Johns Hopkins APL Is Advancing Lunar Science, Security and Technology

The scientific, economic and national security value of the Moon and its surrounding space has kicked off an era of intense international cooperation and competition. Leveraging its broad and distinguished base of experts, APL is making advancements that will keep the nation at the forefront in the development and exploration of the region.

Participants in the tabletop exercise split into discussion groups where they summarized their reactions and the immediate remediation steps they would propose for hypothetical scenarios for a fictional growing outbreak of a highly pathogenic virus. Credit: Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman

Tabletop Exercise at APL Prepares Government and Industry for Bioeconomy Security Threats

APL and the BIO-ISAC hosted a tabletop exercise for experts from the public and private sectors to identify vulnerabilities, recommend mitigations and establish greater understanding of the threats unique to the bioeconomy.

Analysts and policy experts met at Johns Hopkins APL to consider strategies to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow through scientific analysis of NATO’s operating methods. Credit: Johns Hopkins APL/Craig Weiman

APL Hosts a Pair of NATO Analysis Conferences

Nearly 200 analysts and policy experts met at APL to consider strategies to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow through scientific analysis of NATO’s operating methods. In many ways, the NATO discussions echoed the work conducted at APL daily.

Johns Hopkins APL Senior Fellow Jim Gosler was presented with the Department of Defense’s 2022 Eugene G. Fubini Award on November 8 by the Honorable Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, for his long career dedicated to national security. Credit: U.S. Army/Pfc. Brandon Perry

James Gosler Receives 2022 Eugene G. Fubini Award

James Gosler, a senior fellow at APL, was presented with the 2022 Eugene G. Fubini Award, in recognition of his significant contributions and sustained outstanding service as an adviser to the Department of Defense. Throughout his long career of national service, Gosler has been a critical resource for key defense studies and has played a significant role in studies defining cybersecurity and advanced intelligence operations.

For the sixth straight year, APL has placed in the top 25 of Computerworld’s “Best Places to Work in IT” list, which recognizes the top worldwide workplaces for information technology professionals.

APL Nets Sixth Straight Computerworld ‘Best Places to Work in IT’ Selection

APL has placed in the top 25 of Foundry’s Computerworld “Best Places to Work in IT” list for the sixth consecutive year. The list recognizes the top worldwide workplaces for information technology (IT) professionals. To identify the companies on its annual ranking of the top 100 work environments for IT professionals, Computerworld surveys large, midsize and small organizations around the world.

APL Names Andrew Mara as National Security Analysis Department Head

APL has named Andrew Mara as head of its National Security Analysis Department. Mara joins APL from the Center for Naval Analyses, where he served as executive vice president as well as director of their Systems, Tactics and Force Development Division. He will lead a 200-person department focused on conducting in-depth analyses for the Laboratory and its government sponsors on critical national security issues.

Johns Hopkins APL has named Dr. Andrew Mara as head of its National Security Analysis Department. In his new role, Mara will lead a 200-person department focused on conducting in-depth analyses for the Laboratory and its government sponsors on critical national security issues, ranging from strategic competition with China to the practical application and ethical implications of artificial intelligence. Mara joins APL from the Center for Naval Analyses.

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