Lori Glaze is an American scientist and the director of NASA's Science Mission Directorate's Planetary Science Division.[2][3] She was a member of the Inner Planets Panel during the most recent Planetary Science Decadal Survey, and has had a role on the Executive Committee of NASA's Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG) for several years, serving as the group's Chair from 2013–2017.[4]
Lori Glaze | |
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 Glaze in 2019 | |
| Born | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | NASA scientist |
| Known for | Venus exploration |
| Spouse | Terry Glaze[1] |
| Academic background | |
| Education | PhD in environmental science; BS and MS in physics |
| Alma mater | Lancaster University; University of Texas at Arlington |
She has been involved with many NASA-sponsored Venus mission concept formulation studies, including as a member of the Venus Flagship Science and Technology Definition Team (2009), as Science Champion for the Venus Mobile Explorer (2010), and Co-Science Champion for the Venus Intrepid Tessera Lander (2010).
Career
editShe graduated from University of Texas at Arlington, and Lancaster University.[5]
Glaze has been an advocate for women in science and for the importance of understanding Venus in our quest to better understand Earth.[6][7][8] Glaze has more than 15 years of scientific management experience, including over ten years as the Vice President of Proxemy Research, Inc. She also spent three years as Associate Laboratory Chief and three years as Deputy Director in the Solar System Exploration Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.[4]
Glaze was the Principal Investigator for a proposed NASA Discovery mission to Venus, Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging (DAVINCI).[9] This mission would send a probe on a journey through Venus' atmosphere, descending over the planet's roughest and most geologically complex terrain. The DAVINCI probe would explore the planet's atmosphere from top to bottom, including the deep atmospheric layers largely hidden from Earth-based instruments and orbiting spacecraft. DAVINCI would be the first U.S. probe in nearly four decades to target Venus' atmosphere.
After a period of being the Acting Director from May 2018 to mid-2019, Glaze became the full Director of NASA's Science Mission Directorate's Planetary Science Division.[2][4]
Personal life
editGlaze is married to former Pantera and Lord Tracy singer and frontman Terry Glaze.[1] They have two daughters.
Professional achievements and awards
edit- 2019 to Present: Director of Planetary Science Division at NASA's Science Mission Directorate[4]
- May 2018 to 2019: Acting Director, NASA's Science Mission Directorate's Planetary Science Division[2]
- 2013 to Present: Member, Planetary Science Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council
- 2013 to 2017: Chair, Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG)[4]
- 2009 to 2010: Special Act Award for Leadership (Science Champion) of two Planetary Decadal Mission Concept Studies (Venus Mobile Explorer, Venus Intrepid Tessera Lander)
- 2009 to 2010: Member of National Academy of Science Decadal Survey, Inner Planets Panel
- 2009 to 2013: Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG) Steering Committee Member
- 2008 to 2009: Member of NASA's Venus Flagship Science and Technology Development Team
- 2007 to 2012: Associate Editor for the Journal of Geophysical Research, Solid Earth
References
edit- ^ a b "Singer, guitarist Terry Glaze still rocking after Pantera". February 18, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2018 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ a b c "NASA Announces New Chief Scientist". Solar System Exploration Feature. Archived from the original on March 21, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ "Lori Glaze". NASA Science Leadership. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Dr. Lori S. Glaze - NASA Science". science.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ "Dr. Lori S. Glaze | Director, NASA Planetary Science Division". NASA Solar System Exploration. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ "Dr. Lori Glaze: It's the science that gets me up in the morning!". Women in Planetary Science: Female Scientists on Careers, Research, Space Science, and Work/Life Balance. October 9, 2014. Archived from the original on March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ "#Revealed: how hot-as-Hades Venus might help the hunt for ET#". The Sydney Morning Herald. June 5, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Venus and Us: Two Stories of Climate Change". Transistor. February 24, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ Glaze, Lori S.; Garvin, James B.; Robertson, Brent; Johnson, Natasha M.; Amato, Michael J.; Thompson, Jessica; Goodloe, Colby; Everett, Dave (2017). "DAVINCI: Deep atmosphere venus investigation of noble gases, chemistry, and imaging". 2017 IEEE Aerospace Conference. pp. 1–5. doi:10.1109/AERO.2017.7943923. hdl:2060/20170002022. ISBN 978-1-5090-1613-6. S2CID 12073059.