APL Advances — March 2023

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory • APL Advances

Critical Contributions to Critical Challenges • March 14, 2023

This image acquired by the Hubble Space Telescope starting at 1.3 hours before DART’s impact to 18.5 days after impact.

DART Data Validates Kinetic Impact as Planetary Defense Method

Since NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) successfully impacted its target over five months ago, on Sept. 26, the DART team has been hard at work analyzing the data collected from the world’s first planetary defense test mission. Their latest findings were published in four papers in the journal Nature.

The Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance and Control Model 2

Prototype Planner Offers New Capability for Radar Search Plans

Submitting a Request for Analysis for AN/TPY-2 radar search plans used to be a long process that produced a limited result, but Johns Hopkins APL has conceptualized a way to transform a static document into a dynamic computer program, known as a planner.

Birds rely on sensing the Earth’s magnetic fields to guide them during their migration patterns. Researchers at APL are delving into the possibility that humans might have those same biological sensitivities.

On the Cutting Edge of Quantum Biology

APL researchers are tapping quantum mechanics to better understand one of nature’s biggest mysteries — an organism’s ability to sense Earth’s magnetic field and use it as a tool to adjust some biological processes. And they’ve found some surprising results.

The implementation of autonomous aircraft in civil and commercial applications will depend at least as much on public trust in these systems as it will on technological advances.

The Future of Uncrewed Aerial Systems Depends on Public Trust

While technological advances will play a central role in enabling commercial uncrewed aircraft systems, the successful implementation of these systems will depend more on public confidence than on any technical achievement.

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The LSIC 2023 Spring Meeting will focus on the United States, NASA, and Space Tech’s vision for a sustained presence on the lunar surface.

Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium (LSIC) Spring Meeting

April 24-25, 2023 • Johns Hopkins APL

The LSIC Spring Meeting will concentrate on understanding NASA’s plans and technology investments relevant to building a sustained presence on the lunar surface. This year’s meeting will include invited speakers, panels, posters and breakout discussions.

APL Staff Members Recognized for STEM Leadership with Black Engineer of the Year Awards

Five staff members at APL have been honored with Black Engineer of the Year Awards for their innovative leadership in science, technology, engineering and math. Each year, BEYA honorees are selected by a peer review committee from U.S. Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine and the Council of Engineering Deans of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

APL BEYA winners included Malcolm Taylor, Gill Brown, Jamie Porter, Nicole Brown and Camille Daniel.

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