Glassblowing requires extensive hands-on experience to achieve consistent quality and low failure rates. Over time, I advanced from basic labware production to intermediate repair work and the fabrication of custom-designed apparatus. 

My work centered on reverse engineering glassware, components, and instruments. CAD was used to reconstruct precise geometries, preserve functional features, and optimize designs for additive manufacturing. 

Both glassworking and 3D printing occasionally required higher-volume production. Repetition in these processes allowed for systematic optimization, increasing efficiency and consistency. 

Alongside day-to-day glassware work, significant effort was directed toward STEM outreach, including the Imaginary Invention Contest, where children’s ideas are realized, and Girl Day, an annual event introducing thousands of K–12 students to STEM. 

3 styles of condenser ornaments with custom internal designs, allowing for great variation.
Longhorn disco ball with colorful mirrors.

UT turkey.

Developed spectral tubes for educational use (Texas Science & Natural History Museum): glass tubes evacuated and backfilled to pressure ranges that favor visible glow, with mA-limited kV excitation; mounted in laser-cut acrylic cases.

My primary focus is on scientific glass, but I also pursue artistic work. Color work is technically demanding because different formulations vary in viscosity, working temperature, thermal expansion, and redox behavior. 

👉"Trash Drone" Kinetic Art  

👉Waterwheel Generator 

👉3D-Printed Adjustable Fixtures for Precision Glass Cutting

An imaginary invention contest winner.