Scientific and Artistic Glass Workshops

 NATSCI 520: Science and the Art of Glassblowing

Interested in learning more about glassblowing? Join our one-credit course and learn about the different compositions, safety and uses of glass and glass components for scientific endeavors and other applications. Using a small flame, glass tubing, and rod, you will learn how to design and create your own pieces.

  • Thursday: 9:30 a.m.–10:20 a.m.
  • Friday: 10:10 a.m.–11 a.m

Glass One Day Workshops 2024

Students will learn how to create pendants and small figures out of glass by shaping borosilicate clear and color rods into colorful pendants and small figures.

These workshops will be offered on Saturdays from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the following dates: October 5, November 2, December 7. Email [email protected] to register for a workshop.

https://www.umass.edu/natural-sciences/research/scientific-glassblowing-laboratory