The UC Davis Coffee Center is dedicated to the science and art of coffee. The center with state-of-the-art technology provides coffee science research, along with coffee bean roasting and espresso brewing rooms. Timothy Styczynski, Head Roaster, UC Davis Coffee Center shows UC Davis Graduating Student Kiara DeGroen, an industrial coffee bean roaster at the Coffee Center at UC Davis in Davis, Calif. on Monday, June 17, 2024.
“We’re trying to elevate coffee and make it a topic of academic research and an academic talent pipeline to help support the industry and help support what’s arguably the world’s most important beverage,” said Ristenpart, a professor of chemical engineering. Laudia Anokye-Bempah, a graduate student in biological systems engineering, said she wants to research coffee in part “to be able to control how your roasted beans are going to come out to the roaster.”There are other U.S. colleges, including Texas A&M University and Vanderbilt University, that have delved into the study of coffee.