Lorenz was selected as a participating scientist on the Japanese mission "Akatsuki" in 2010 and NASA's "InSight" mission at Mars in 2017  He has also been involved in numerous mission concepts, including the Titan Mare Explorer (TiME), the "Billion Dollar Box" Saturnian system study, Titan Airship Explorer , AVIATR, a Mars meteorology and seismology concept, and a Titan submarine   Lorenz has appeared in numerous science documentaries and series, including NOVA, NASA's Unexplained Files, Horizon, and Wonders of the Solar System.