Shawn Steiman, Ph.D, is a coffee scientist, consultant, entrepreneur and lecturer at the University of Hawaii. He is the owner of Coffea Consulting, a coffee-centric consulting firm, and Grok Coffee, a coffee delivery, event, and tour company. Dr. Steiman is the author of The Hawai‘i Coffee Book and The Little Coffee Know-It-All, and is a co-editor and author of Coffee – A Comprehensive Guide to the Bean, the Beverage, and the Industry.