UQ Glassblowing Services specialises in the fabrication and repair of a wide range of specialised and standard scientific glassware.
Based in our School and servicing clients across UQ and externally, our highly-qualified glassblower has expertise with laboratory, chemical, scientific and custom-built glass apparatus.
They can provide advice and information about any special glassware requirements and assess and repair broken items.
Log and manage work requests
External-to-UQ clients
Contact the glassblower
- Email: glassblowing@uq.edu.au
- Phone: +61 7 3365 3904
UQ clients
First-time users
If you are a first-time user of the online work request system, email archibus@uq.edu.au, with the subject 'Register as user for Glassblowing Services submission portal Archibus'.
In the email body, enter 'Please register user for Glassblowing Services submission portal Archibus'.
Existing users
- Log a request as an existing user
Log request - Accept a quote
Approve request - Check the status of your request
Check status - Review closed or cancelled requests
See past requests
Range of components
Our glassblower can make a broad range of custom-built glass items to your specifications, including:
- glass and Teflon stopcocks
- interchangeable ground joints
- flanges
- glass sinters
- screwthread joints, graded and glass-to-metal seals.
They also work with quartz and pure silica glasses if you require high-temperature or high-purity glassware.
