Tracy Drier, master scientific glassblower, recently received the American Scientific Glassblowers Society 2012 Helmut Dreschel Award, which is awarded for contributions to the promotion of scientific glassblowing and the ASGS. This award, which will be presented in Corning this month, recognizes Drier’s many contributions including hosting annual meetings, presenting posters and technical articles, helping produce the quarterly “Questions and Answers” column in Fusion magazine, and presenting demonstrations for museums, science fairs, and scout troops.