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3/8/19: If We Blow Up an Asteroid, It Might Put Itself Back Together, MechE/HEMI’s KT Ramesh, The New York Times

March 13, 2019

The New York Times reports on Johns Hopkins engineers’ efforts to model scenarios for breaking up or interrupting the path of an asteroid on a collision course with Earth.

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Johns Hopkins graduate programs again ranked among the nation’s best

March 12, 2019

Public health, nursing, medicine, biomedical engineering maintain top positions in annual ‘U.S. News’ rankings of the Best Graduate Schools; education, engineering programs move up.

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3/5/19: Why saving Earth from a rogue asteroid might be harder than we thought, MechE’s KT Ramesh, NBC News MACH

March 5, 2019

A Johns Hopkins study used a new understanding of rock fracture and a new computer modeling method to simulate asteroid collisions.

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A frame-by-frame showing how gravity causes asteroid fragments to reaccumulate in the hours following impact.

Breaking up is hard to do: Asteroids are stronger, harder to destroy than previously thought

March 4, 2019

The findings can aid in the creation of asteroid impact and deflection strategies, increase understanding of solar system formation and help design asteroid mining efforts.

Shedding light—literally—on resistance to radiation therapy

March 4, 2019

A new Johns Hopkins study offers promise towards someday being able to non-invasively examine changes in cancerous tumors to determine whether they’ll respond to radiation treatment, before treatment even begins.

Johns Hopkins senior selected to receive aerospace fellowship

February 25, 2019

Daniel Zanko is one of 25 individuals selected for the 2019 Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship Program, a summer internship and executive mentorship program inspiring the next generation of commercial spaceflight leaders.

Johns Hopkins undergrad among recipients of aerospace fellowship

February 15, 2019

Junior Lindsey Wiser, one of 38 Brooke Owens Fellows, will intern this summer at the National Air and Space Museum.

Rats in augmented reality help show how the brain determines location

February 11, 2019

The brain continually updates its orientation in the world from physical cues and landmarks.

Joseph Katz elected to the National Academy of Engineering

February 8, 2019

Katz was cited “for development of optical methods in experimental fluid mechanics for turbomachinery, cavitation, turbulence, and environmental flows.”

Johns Hopkins leads nation in research spending for 39th consecutive year

December 17, 2018

University spent record $2.562B in fiscal year 2017, up 5.4 percent from FY16.

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WSE In The News
3/8/19: If We Blow Up an Asteroid, It Might Put Itself Back Together, MechE/HEMI’s KT Ramesh, The New York Times

Johns Hopkins graduate programs again ranked among the nation’s best

WSE In The News
3/5/19: Why saving Earth from a rogue asteroid might be harder than we thought, MechE’s KT Ramesh, NBC News MACH

Breaking up is hard to do: Asteroids are stronger, harder to destroy than previously thought

Shedding light—literally—on resistance to radiation therapy

Johns Hopkins senior selected to receive aerospace fellowship

Johns Hopkins undergrad among recipients of aerospace fellowship

Rats in augmented reality help show how the brain determines location

Joseph Katz elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Johns Hopkins leads nation in research spending for 39th consecutive year

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3/8/19: If We Blow Up an Asteroid, It Might Put Itself Back Together, MechE/HEMI’s KT Ramesh, The New York Times

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3/5/19: Why saving Earth from a rogue asteroid might be harder than we thought, MechE’s KT Ramesh, NBC News MACH