Many people enjoy coffee, but few appreciate the complicated science underlying their morning brew. In this educational adventure to a coffee roasting lab, we'll review an introduction to chemical engineering through the process of roasting and brewing coffee. Handson experiments will illustrate key principles, including material balances, chemical kinetics, mass transfer, fluid mechanics, conservation of energy and visual phenomena. In hour two, participants will taste several brews and roast their own coffee beans to take home.
Limited enrollment and materials fees apply.
Note: Course location requires a lengthy walk from campus parking to the classroom. (Visit https://www.ucdavis.edu/about/visit/directions-parking for info on how to pay campus parking fees.) Participants will be standing in place at lab-height tables for the entirety of the session. We regret that we are unable to accommodate participants with seating. Directions and parking recommendations will be provided to registrants via email a few days in advance of the class.