Mines metallurgical engineering
major Tyler Reinarts (left) works with glass under the supervision of Toni
Gerlach, owner of Mind Blown Studios in Deadwood. Gerlach is instructing Mines
students in the art of glass blowing as part of the new Art and Engineering
(A+E) program on campus.
South Dakota Mines will host a ribbon cutting for
the new Glassblowing Lab inside the university foundry at 11 a.m. on Tuesday,
April 25. The lab is an addition to the National Science Foundation funded Art and
Engineering (A+E) program hosted inside the Department of Materials
and Metallurgical Engineering at Mines.
The new A+E
program at South Dakota Mines links the creative process with science and
engineering education to increase both innovation and intellectual
diversity. The program pairs top area artists who help students learn a craft
while studying associated science and engineering concepts in materials and
metallurgical engineering.
Toni Gerlach, owner of Mind Blown
Studios in Deadwood, will be instructing
students in the Glassblowing Lab at Mines. Starting this coming fall, the
campus Glassblowing Lab will also be open weekly to the public who want to
learn the craft.
Media are welcome to attend the ribbon cutting to
see live glassblowing demonstrations.