Chemical engineering

Exploring Coffee Science with Professor of Chemical Engineering Bill Ristenpart 

How do you precisely roast beans? What to do with coffee's waste byproducts? The UC Davis Coffee Center is designed to test such questions and other deep, dark coffee mysteries. Between running tests, teaching chemical engineering and sipping black coffee, Professor Bill Ristenpart talks about the college's groundbreaking research center. 

Grounds for Discovery

A UC Davis study analyzes roasting techniques to provide key insights into the acidity of coffee beans, paving the way for coffee roasters to better control the quality and flavor of their coffee.