About this Event
10:00am Registration, Coffee & Donuts
10:30am Roberti Jane Balsano - Queer Physics Consulting and Arts
The $200 Glassblowing Lathe: Upcycling 3D Printer Tech for the Bench
Roberti is a systems level engineer specializing in scientific instrument design with 10 years’ experience and a PhD in nanoscale science. She has been an amateur glass blower for nearly as long. After 10 years working for instrument manufacturers, she is launching her own scientific and industrial prototyping company Queer Physics Consulting and Arts.
11:30 Daryl Smith - Yale University
Mosquito Feeder Construction
After earning a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University, Daryl attended Salem Community College in 1986. He completed his apprenticeship at At-Mar Glass Company in 1989 and went on to work at Del-Val Glass Co., Great Glass, Inc., Kontes Glass Company and Astra-Zeneca Pharmaceuticals. From 2000- 2005 Daryl was the Instructor at Salem Community College. Daryl began at Yale University in 2005. Aside from his primary duties of glassblowing service to the research community, Daryl also offers a glassblowing course for graduate and undergraduate students. By promoting his services to other research facilities, the workload has increased to levels where it was necessary to hire a second glassblower. Therefore, Preston was hired in 2017.
12:30pm Lunch and Business Meeting
1:30pm Sean Donlon - Cornell University
Carbon Block Forming Glass for UV-IR Research
Sean Donlon is the Scientific Glassblower at Cornell University. With more than 17 years of experience in glass fabrication, he collaborates with researchers to design, build, and repair custom glass apparatus for advanced chemistry and materials science applications. Sean is an active member of the American Scientific Glassblowers Society and currently serves as Northeast Section Director. He is also a practicing glass artist whose work blends traditional scientific glassblowing techniques with contemporary sculptural forms.
2:30pm Sally Prasch - UMass Amherst & Praschglass
Walk Through and Discussion “Tough Stuff Exhibit” at the Corning Museum of Glass
Sally Prasch began working with glass in 1970 under Lloyd Moore. BFA from the University of Kansas and degree in Applied Science and Scientific Glass Technology from Salem Community College. Active with the ASGS regional sections and nationally organized symposia in Saratoga, Princeton, and Corning. Presented posters, papers, seminars, workshops and papers for the ASGS. Recipient of the ASGS Helmut E. Drechsel Achievement Award and Salem Community College’s Award of Excellence. Sally teaches glass internationally and is currently the scientific glassblower and instructor at UMass Amherst, as well as the artistic glassworker at Prasch Glass.
Event venue & nearby stays
Corning Museum of Glass, 1 Museum Way, Corning, United States
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