Lori Glaze

Lori Glaze
Lori Glaze at a naming ceremony for 2014 MU69
Glaze in 2019
Born
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
OccupationNASA scientist
Known forVenus exploration
SpouseTerry Glaze[1]
Academic background
EducationPhD in environmental science; BS and MS in physics
Alma materLancaster University; University of Texas at Arlington

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]

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).

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Spouse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "NASA Announces New Chief Scientist". Solar System Exploration Feature. Archived from the original on March 21, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "Lori Glaze". NASA Science Leadership. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
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