College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Glass Blowing
Services
- Design and construct custom glass scientific apparatus
- Repair of existing equipment
- Contract work for users outside of the Department or University
Common Materials worked with (for anything else please contact the Glass Facility for details)
- Pyrex, Kimax, Simax (Borosilicate) sizes 1mm - 100mm tubing up to limited short lengths of 160mm maximum diameter
- Quartz (Fused Silica) sizes 1mm - 30mm tubing
- Glass to metal seals Electrode through wires (tungsten, platinum, gold)
Courses
CHEM:3560:0001 (004:156:001) Advanced Methods in Chemical Research: Scientific Glassblowing Fundamentals
An introduction to the basic manipulations of Borosilicate Glass for the purpose of fabricating basic scientific apparatus.
Rates
$65/hour for University of Iowa clients ; $100/hr for external clients. Flat rates can be negotiated on a per project basis.
Facility Hours
8am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday
Walk-In Consultation Hours: Wednesdays 1pm - 5pm and Fridays 8:30am - 12:30pm
Other consultation times available by appointment
Contact
Benjamin Revis
Location: W152 CB
Phone: (319) 335-1337
Fax: (319) 335-1270
E-mail: glassfacility@divms.uiowa.edu