Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
The Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), a not-for-profit division of The Johns Hopkins University, serves as a technical resource to the Department of Defense and other agencies for engineering, research, and development. APL's 360-acre campus, located midway between Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD, is home to 4,000 men and women. APL's focuses on using its system engineering expertise to resolve critical problems of national security and space science.