Lori S. Glaze

Lori S. Glaze is the Deputy Director for the Solar System Exploration Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. She received Bachelors (1985) and Masters (1988) degrees in Physics from the University of Texas (Arlington). and a PhD (1994) in Environmental Science from Lancaster University (England). Prior to coming to Goddard, Dr. Glaze was Vice President of Proxemy Research, a private research firm, and also worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Her research has focused on developing unique theoretical models for the dynamics of explosive volcanic eruption plumes and the emplacement of lava flows on the Earth, Venus, Mars, and Io. Over the last ten years, she has become increasingly involved in multiple efforts to return NASA to Venus. Dr. Glaze has served as the Chair of the Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG) and as a member of the NASA Advisory Council's Planetary Science Subcommittee (2013-2016). Dr. Glaze is currently the Principal Investigator of the DAVINCI mission, which is one of five concepts undergoing Phase A study in NASA's Discovery Program.