astronomy

Lori Glaze

Lori Glaze is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Lori Glaze rather than just read about it. In short: Lori Glaze (April 8, 1964) is an American scientist and is the associate administrator for NASA's Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate. She was previously the director of NASA's Science Mission Directorate's Planetary Science Division and deputy associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate.

Key takeaways

Lori Glaze belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Lori Glaze to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Lori Glaze from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Lori Glaze (April 8, 1964) is an American scientist and is the associate administrator for NASA's Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate. She was previously the director of NASA's Science Mission Directorate's Planetary Science Division and deputy associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate. 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. Glaze 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 She graduated from University of Texas at Arlington, and Lancaster University. Glaze has been an advocate for women in science and for the importance of understanding Venus in our quest to better understand Earth. 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. Glaze was the Principal Investigator for a proposed NASA Discovery mission to Venus, Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging (DAVINCI). 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. In November 2024 Glaze was appointed Deputy Associate Administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD). In February 2025 Glaze was appointed as Acting Associate Administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD). She oversees the cancellation of a large number of programs of her Directorate: e.g. SLS, Orion, Gateway.

Personal life Glaze is married to former Pantera and Lord Tracy singer and frontman Terry Glaze. They have two daughters.

Professional achievements and awards 2026–present: Acting Associate Administrator for NASA's Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate (HSMD) 2025–2026: Acting Associate Administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD) 2024–2025: Deputy Associate Administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD) 2019–2024: Director of Planetary Science Division at NASA's Science Mission Directorate May 2018–2019: Acting Director, NASA's Science Mission Directorate's Planetary Science Division 2013–present: Member, Planetary Science Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council 2013–2017: Chair, Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG) 2009–2010: Special Act Award for Leadership (Science Champion) of two Planetary Decadal Mission Concept Studies (Venus Mobile Explorer, Venus Intrepid Tessera Lander) 2009–2010: Member of National Academy of Science Decadal Survey, Inner Planets Panel 2009–2013: Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG) Steering Committee Member 2008–2009: Member of NASA's Venus Flagship Science and Technology Development Team 2007–2012: Associate Editor for the Journal of Geophysical Research, Solid Earth

References

External links Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Lori Glaze

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Lori Glaze claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Lori Glaze before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Lori Glaze ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Lori Glaze

In research: Lori Glaze appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Lori Glaze in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Lori Glaze is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1964 births, Alumni of Lancaster University, American planetary scientists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Lori Glaze outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Lori Glaze in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Lori Glaze matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Lori Glaze?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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