Brian Markowicz was born in Orlando, Florida. He became interested in Glassblowing at the age of 18 in 1998. For 3 years he was working in Eugene Oregon until enrolling in the scientific glass technology program at Salem in Carneys Point NJ in 2001.
Upon graduation from Salem he took a job working in the glassblowing shop at the University of Georgia (UGA) under Ricky Harrison.In 2009 he moved to the Center for Applied Isotope Studies as there in house glassblower as well as laboratory assistant processing samples for isotopic analysis. Working primarily in the natural products and benzene synthesis and liquid scintilattion labs.
After a brief hiatus from 2012-2014, he returned to scientific glassblowing working under Don Woodyard at the Georgia Institute of Technology where he is currently employed.