Biological systems engineering master's student Willian Klippel-Huber hopes to take what he learns in his research at the UC Davis Coffee Center back to help his home community in Brazil, where he grew up on a coffee farm.
Coffee roasting is a crucial step in manufacturing and selling coffee. However, the exact chemical and kinetic changes that occur to coffee beans during the process are still relatively unclear.
Students who had previously taken the popular Design of Coffee class were offered the opportunity to tour the Peet's Roastery in Alameda, CA, a trip made possible by a partnership between UC Davis and Peet's Coffee.
Guyon '20 tests home coffee brewers to see if they meet the required specifications laid out by the Specialty Coffee Association for their Certified Home Brewer Program to research better ways to conduct these tests for efficiency and accuracy.
