Workshop Registration
Klaus Paris and Katie Severance
Scientific Glass Boot Camp
Scientific Glassblowing Workshop
June 14 - 18, 2027
This fast-paced course will cover a wide variety of techniques utilized by scientific glassblowers. Learn new techniques and improve your hand-skills at the bench and on the lathe.
In this workshop we will cover bends, seals, how to make coils, and other processes. Whether you are interested in scientific glass or in leveraging these skills to add to your creative work, this class will benefit you!
All skill levels and beginners welcome.
This class meets from 9 am to 5 pm each day, Monday through Friday, with additional studio time Monday through Thursday, from 5 pm to 9 pm. Materials for participating in the course are included.
Instructors
Katie Severance earned an associate degree in Scientific Glass Technology from Salem Community College in 2011. While studying at Salem, Katie completed an internship with Mike Souza at Princeton University. There she fabricated target cells for high-powered lasers while working with specialty glasses such as aluminosilicate, GE180, and quartz. Katie furthered her glass education at night by studying artistic flameworking with renowned artist Paul J. Stankard.
Katie has presented at the conferences of the American Scientific Glassblower Society, Glass Art Society, and at the International Flameworking Conference. Katie now teaches at Salem Community College and is an independent artist, combining her skills as a scientific glassblower with her passion for sculpting.
Klaus Paris leads the Scientific Glass Technology instructional team at Salem Community College with 40 years' experience. He is a Master Craftsman in Scientific Glassblowing and a State Certified Engineering Glass Technologist. Klaus was trained at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. He then worked with quartz glass for Heraeus in Germany.
After receiving his degrees at the Technical College in Hadamar, Germany, he furthered his career at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart, Germany. During this time, he was consulting on a project in the United States.
Klaus joined his father's scientific glassblowing business in 1995 where he was designing and producing scientific apparatus from varied technical glasses. He trained an apprentice and was the team leader for the workshop.
Klaus worked for 12 years as a Master Glassblower in the second largest research institution in Europe, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). While working at KIT, Klaus taught scientists the basics of scientific glassblowing. During this time, Klaus was also involved in projects at the JRC on Nuclear Safety and Security, laser sealing of radioactive samples in glass containers, and with GLASSOMER in developing three-dimensional printing of transparent fused silica glass.
Klaus has been engaged in his volunteer positions at the American Scientific Glassblowers Society (ASGS) and the German Glassblower Society, Verband Deutscher Glasbläser e.V. (VDG), for over twenty years.
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Additional Course Information:
- Participation limited to students 18 years of age and up.
- Lunch is available for an additional fee; $105 for 5-day workshops.
- Classes meet 9 am to 5 pm each day. Students will have additional practice time the first four evenings of the course, Monday through Thursday, from 5 pm to 9 pm.
- Materials for participating in the course are included. If you have specific colors you are interested in working with, please bring them with you.
- Any work from the final day of the course remaining in a kiln will be available for pick up beginning the following Monday. Students may have finished worked shipped for an additional fee.
Cancellation Policy:
Salem Community College reserves the right to cancel a class due to unforeseen circumstances or low enrollment. If a course is canceled by the College, a full refund will be issued. Salem Community College is not responsible for non-refundable travel expenses incurred by students under any circumstances.
Minimum Enrollment: All classes require a minimum number of enrolled students. If a class must be canceled due to low enrollment, registered students will be notified at least 45 days prior to the start date and issued a full refund.
Student-Initiated Cancellation Refund Policy:
• More than 45 days prior to start date: Eligible for a refund, minus a $150 cancellation fee.
• 14 to 45 days prior to start date: Eligible for a 50% refund of the registration fee.
• Fewer than 14 days (2 weeks) prior to start date: Non-refundable.
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