Glass received the 2021 Thomas Hilker Award for Excellence in Biogeosciences from the American Geophysical Union.
She received a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from Arizona State University under the guidance of Professor Ariel Anbar.
[4] She has published research on geochemistry and microbiology in context of the global biogeochemical cycles and astrobiology, including how microbial metal utilization co-evolved with Earth geochemistry and how microbial metabolisms influence greenhouse gas cycles.
[5][6] Her laboratory's current research focuses on microbial interactions with methane clathrate and astrobiology implications.
[8] Her most cited peer-reviewed articles are Glass serves as an Associate Editor for Applied and Environmental Microbiology and as a member of the NASA Planetary Science Advisory Committee.