October 2026 Program: The Science of Brewing | AIChE

October 2026 Program: The Science of Brewing

Thursday, October 2, 2025,
12:00pm to 1:00pm
EDT
Virtual / Online

The Science of Brewing

Dr. Charlie Bamforth

          Location: Virtual – Microsoft Teams

Thursday, October 2nd, 2025

Time: 12 PM to 1 PM



ABSTRACT:

The world's oldest biotechnology is the brewing of beer. Centuries of great science and technology have brought us to where we are today in this global industry. Join in on the journey into the nature of beer and brewing.

Dr Charlie Bamforth

Dr Charlie Bamforth has been part of the brewing industry since 1978. Formerly with the Brewing Research Foundation and Bass in the UK, he was lead professor of brewing at UC Davis for 20 years from 1999. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at UC Davis and Honorary Professor with the University of Nottingham in England. He was President of the Institute of Brewing and Distilling from 2014 to 2016. Charlie will complete six years as Senior Quality Advisor to Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in December. He is the author of numerous articles, papers, and books on beer. Charlie has received numerous awards for his contributions to the industry and has featured extensively in the media. He has also written profusely for 40 years on football (soccer).