News

Johns Hopkins University once again surpassed all U.S. universities in the amount of federal support it received for research and development spending in fiscal year 2022, according to the annual National Science Foundation report on higher education R&D. In its 44th consecutive year in the top spot, Johns Hopkins directed a record-breaking $3.4 billion into … Continue reading Johns Hopkins Leads Nation in Research Spending for 44th Consecutive Year

The Johns Hopkins Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory for Aging Research, or JH AITC, has announced the last cohort of awardees that will receive support from its second round of grant funding. Totaling just over $1 million, this round supports the collaboratory’s mission by funding the development and implementation of artificial intelligence technologies to improve … Continue reading Hopkins AITC announces additional awardees of second funding round

People who received gentle electric currents on the back of their heads learned to maneuver a robotic surgery tool in virtual reality and then in a real setting much more easily than people who didn’t receive those nudges, a new study shows. The findings offer the first glimpse of how stimulating a specific part of … Continue reading Could an Electric Nudge to the Head Help Your Doctor Operate a Surgical Robot?

Ten years from now, we could be in for a new sort of traffic jam. In the near future, posits a new study led by two members of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy, some 65,000 drones—weighing up to 55 pounds each, most of them programmed to operate without a pilot—will be “taking off, … Continue reading Hopkins Researchers Study Autonomous Air Traffic Control for Drones

Inside the historic Stieff Silver Building, Johns Hopkins has built the world’s top facility for studying the atomic structures of materials. Researchers across the Whiting School are using it to reshape fields from energy to oncology. The alligator gar is not an attractive fish. It boasts a long, toothy snout that looks like a cross … Continue reading Material Matters

‘Tis the season when ski enthusiasts look to the skies and pray for snow. But if you only hit the slopes a few times a year, is it more economical to buy or simply rent skis, boots, and poles? That’s a question not only for powder hounds but also for computer scientists, who have been … Continue reading Computer Scientists Take Fresh Run at Classic Ski Rental Problem

A new test of popular AI image generators shows that while they’re supposed to make only G-rated pictures, they can be hacked to create content that’s not suitable for work. Most online art generators are purported to block violent, pornographic, and other types of questionable content. But Johns Hopkins University researchers manipulated two of the … Continue reading AI Image Generators Can Be Tricked Into Making NSFW Content

Anton (Tony) Dahbura is co-director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy, the executive director of the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute, and an associate research scientist in computer science at the university’s Whiting School of Engineering. His research focuses on AI assurance, security, fault-tolerant computing, distributed systems, and testing.

Imagine being able to detect unhealthy brain activity just by putting on a hat, potentially detecting future incidences of dementia and Alzheimer’s years before onset, or making transportation in the upper stratosphere to and from space as common as domestic and international air travel. These are just two of the revolutionary innovations that teams from … Continue reading First SURPASS Teams Tackle the Impossible, Targeting Blindness, Organoid Intelligence Among Societal Challenges

Understanding how granular materials and rocks react under stress is crucial to projects ranging from building stable roads and bridges to formulating pills and cosmetics. Soil and rock mechanics are also integral to academic fields such as civil engineering, materials science, geology, and seismology. When granular materials experience stress, they can start to behave in … Continue reading Rethinking the building blocks of soil mechanics

The ozone layer is slowly restoring itself and is expected to be on par with 1980 levels by 2066, according to a United Nations assessment of the goals set forth in the Montreal Protocol released this month. Ozone is a naturally occurring gas comprising three oxygen atoms. The stratospheric ozone layer is essential in protecting … Continue reading Understanding the UN report on ozone layer recovery

Approximately 15 members of JHU WSE and KSAS faculty attended an orientation on the Johns Hopkins NIST PREP Consortium on Aug. 15 on the Homewood campus. Under the consortium, JHU faculty, staff, students, and affiliates have the opportunity to partner with NIST scientists and engineers for research projects totaling up to $30 Million over the … Continue reading JHU NIST PREP Holds Orientation with WSE and KSAS Faculty

Johns Hopkins University WSE and KSAS has been awarded up to $30 million to lead a consortium of three Mid-Atlantic universities that will work together on research projects with the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The program, called the Professional Research Experience Program, will combine educational programs with real-world experiences to help students understand industry … Continue reading Johns Hopkins receives $30 million to lead research consortium

The AFOSR (Air Force Office of Scientific Research) currently has an open BAA (Broad Agency Announcement) which may be of interest to WSE faculty and staff. This announcement will remain open until superseded. Recently, two program officers from AFOSR provided an overview of their office and the funding opportunities that are periodically offered at WSE … Continue reading Reminder: Two Funding Opportunities Available to WSE Faculty and Staff

Curtis Johnson, of Blue Origin, spoke to Johns Hopkins students and faculty on April 25, about the future of space exploration and two of Blue Origin’s vehicles – the New Shepard, currently in operation, and the New Glenn. The speech was part of the CGPO Speaker Series, a series of speakers that focused on the … Continue reading Blue Origin’s Curtis Johnson Speaks to JHU Students about New Vehicles, Future Goals of Space Exploration

Dear Whiting School community, I am pleased to invite you to the third CGPO Speaker Series event for the 2016 to 2017 academic year, featuring a discussion with Curtis Johnson, of Blue Origin, on Tuesday, April 25, in Charles Commons, Salon A. He will give a speech titled “Blue Origin’s Reusable Rockets.” The series is designed to support CGPO’s mission … Continue reading Curtis Johnson of Blue Origin to Speak on Homewood Campus for CGPO Speaker Series

Faculty from WSE attended the second of two retreats on Monday, Jan. 23, at the APL campus in Laurel, as part of a networking effort to increase partnerships between the school and JHU APL. The day’s agenda involved a sharing of research and educational opportunities between WSE and APL for students and faculty. “The opportunity … Continue reading WSE Faculty Attend Retreat for Partnership Opportunities at APL

In late October, Whiting School students, faculty, faculty members, and research staff members from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory gathered in the Homewood campus’ Glass Pavilion to view a poster session and listen to talks about APL research projects in areas that included computer vision, prosthetic limbs, and secure mobile communications. The presenters that afternoon were … Continue reading JHU Whiting and APL Partner on Research Projects

The JHU WSE Energetics Research Group and Commercial and Government Program Office (CGPO) recently completed a project from the National Defense University (NDU) in support of the U.S. Air Force’s Air University, to study the how the commercial space industry can be leveraged to support national needs for access to space, as well as effects … Continue reading JHU Whiting School Commercial and Government Program Office Supports U.S. Air Force Study on ‘Fast Space’

JANNAF Member Jeff Thornburg, founder of the engineering technology development company, Interstellar, LLC, spoke about ways in which government and industry can work together to fast track innovation in space exploration at the Johns Hopkins University’s Whiting School of Engineering on Sept. 21. Thornburg spent much of his time discussing his experience working at SpaceX … Continue reading Former SpaceX Vice President speaks at Whiting