Joseph Gregar Junior Seminar Mission Statement:
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The mission of the Joseph Gregar Junior Member Seminar of the ASGS is to foster the junior members by focusing on basic techniques and procedures used in Scientific Glassblowing. The goal of the annual seminar is to increase exposure to necessary skills as well as provide expert instruction from the industries top glassblowers.
A brief history of how the Joseph Gregar Junior Member Seminar came to be.
The first “Junior Member Workshop” was held in 1987 at the Boston, Massachusetts Symposium. The program stated ” Instruction and demonstration of techniques as requested by Junior Members attending”. The next year in 1988 at the Atlantic City, New Jersey Symposium was the first Seminar that Joseph Gregar was an instructor. Since then Mr. Gregar has been instrumental in making the Seminar what it is today. 2013 was the last year Mr. Gregar was in charge of the Seminar. Mike Souza took over as the interim leader in 2014 until a more permanent person could be found. This only lasted one year. In 2015 Christopher Bock officially stepped up to guide the Seminar into the future.
How to get into the Seminar:
Perspective attendees need to COMPLETELY fill out the application and mail, email, or fax it to the National Office between February 7 and February 14. Applications received before or after the dates will not be accepted. The information on the application is to help us prepare for the Seminar. There is a total of 12 slots in the Seminar, 4 of them are for award winners and the last 8 will be picked using a lottery system. Finally, before February 21 the 8 applicants will be notified to confirm their slot.
Who is allowed into the Seminar?
Any Junior member or Student member in good standing with the ASGS.
Christopher Bock; Chris is the owner of SeaCube Co., a locally owned and operated scientific glassblowing establishment specializing in custom glassware. Mr. Bock started in the glassblowing industry in 1989 and prides himself on having worked through the ranks of many nationally recognized companies. He is known for his detailed custom glasswork and fabrication of custom handtools and other glassworking tools. He has served in many capacities for the Delaware Valley Chapter of the ASGS.
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Instructor Biographical Sketch
Joseph Gregar
Joseph Gregar:Joe is a fourth generation scientific glassblower who began learning theart ofscientific glassblowing 47 years ago in 1966 at his family-owned business,TheMilwaukee Glass Works Inc. In 1969 hebecame a scientific glassblower with Pope Scientific Inc., in MenomoneeFalls,WI. In 1974 was promoted to Plant Superintendent and head of the customglassblowingfacility. While supervising all phasesof production he was responsible for teaching production trainees,apprenticesand journeymen glassblowers. In 1980 Joejoined Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, IL. In 1985 Joe waspromoted to the level ofScientific Associate specializing in apparatus design and in 1997 waspromotedto Senior Scientific Associate. Joe hasheld every office in the Midwest Section and served two terms, 19841988as theASGS National Secretary, ASGS National President-Elect in 1989-90 and theASGSPresident in 1990-91. Joe won the ASGS Helmut E. Drechsel AchievementAward in1989 and the J. Allen Alexander Award in 1993 and 2014. He has presentedmany technicalpapers for which he has been awarded three Dennis Courtney Awards fromAndrewsGlass Co. He has presented three technical posters, and has demonstratedmanytechnical workshops at the National Symposia. He was honored by receivingthefirst ³William A. Wilt Award² in 1999 and again in 2003 for his workshopdemonstrations. Joe received the first ³President¹s Achievement Award¹ in2008.Joe has served as the National Junior Liaison Committee Chair since 1988.
Bob Singer
Robert Singer:Bob is a 1978 graduate of Salem CommunityCollege. Bob has 38 years of experience working with quartz both infabricationand design. Bob has been Vice President of Technical Glass Products inMentor,Ohio since its inception and now heads the company’s Baton Rouge, Louisianadivision.Bob had previously been employed by Quartz Scientific of Fairport,Ohio, Quality Quartz and Behm Quartz, both of Mentor, Ohio. Inaddition, Bob has taken artistic glassblowing courses at Kent StateUniversityand Cleveland State University. Bob’s activities for the ASGS include;Chair ofthe Director of the Pittsburgh Tri-State Section, Director of the SouthwestSection, Outreach Committee Chair, ASGS President-Elect in 2006 andASGS National President in 2007, By-Laws Committee Chair and Past Presidentin 2008. Bob was the Technical Papers Chair for the 39th ASGS Symposium inPittsburgh, PA and Co-Chair of the 55th Annual Symposium in San AntonioTexas.Bob received the ASGS Helmut E. Drechsel Achievement Award in 2006 and theASGSJ. Allen Alexander Award in 2012. We arecertainly fortunate to have his expertise in quartz fabrication.
Sabrina Belanger
Sabrina Belanger:My interest in glass began in late 2010, when I met Steven Takacs a passionate Scientific Glassblower and owner of Canadian Scientific Glass (CANSCI) in Richmond, British Columbia. After speaking with Mr. Takacs, several times, I firmly decided that scientific glass would be my career, as it would incorporate my artistic and intellectual skills and make me feel I am contributing positively to the community. Mr. Takacs set me up with tools, bench torch and work area where I could start manipulating borosilicate glass after I spent many hours observing him work. What really attracted me to glass were the multiple optics effects it has in artistic applications, the physical/ hands on aspects of the work and the challenge of precision and continuous learning in its scientific applications.
My Honours Bachelor of Fine Art education at McMaster University has allowed me to develop a firm foundation in drawing and sculpture. Building on my degree, I enrolled and successfully completed a four month intensive Glassblowing Certificate at Fleming College, January to April 2011. To further my knowledge in understanding and manipulating glass.
With the combination of patience, networking and the support of the ASGS, my first employer Craig Nagami at LaSalle Scientific Inc (which opened the doors for me in this career) all lead to ensuring a career
in scientific glassblowing at Memorial University of newfoundland.
I am still learning and want to contribute to our society for the knowledge it has given me. I have had so much support from my section members, the ASGS and members, my mentor Brian Power and I am happy to share the knowledge I have gained through my colleagues.
I am currently an apprentice scientific glassblower at Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John’s, Newfoundland Canada, under the mentorship of Brian Power, I am the Director of the Canadian Section of the American Scientific Glassblowing Society (ASGS) and regular member of the ASGS, recipient of the Exhibitor Award, Randy Searle Award and Wale Apparatus Award given by the ASGS and past Secretary of the Canadian Section of the ASGS.
Ron Beiher
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Christopher Bock
Christopher Bock; Chris is the owner of SeaCube Co., a locally owned and operated scientific glassblowing establishment specializing in custom glassware. Mr. Bock started in the glassblowing industry in 1989 and prides himself on having worked through the ranks of many nationally recognized companies. He is known for his detailed custom glasswork and fabrication of custom handtools and other glassworking tools. He has served in many capacities for the Delaware Valley Chapter of the ASGS, and currently serves as Director.
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