Behind many good ideas, successful field campaigns, and late-night coding sessions at the EORC, there is one quiet but essential contributor: our Espressomaschine.
Located just a few steps from the office desks, this machine has become a small but important hub of daily research life. From the first espresso of the morning to the occasional afternoon cappuccino break, it fuels discussions ranging from snow depth retrieval and UAV flight planning to machine learning workflows and satellite data processing.
More than just a coffee maker, the Espressomaschine has a remarkable talent for bringing people together. PhD students, MSc researchers from the EAGLE program, visiting scientists, and staff frequently gather around it, sometimes for a quick shot of caffeine, sometimes for conversations that unexpectedly spark new ideas or collaborations.
Many research questions have probably started here with a simple sentence: “Quick coffee before we start?”
Whether preparing for fieldwork, debugging code, or celebrating a successful paper submission, the Espressomaschine reliably keeps the team running.
In a research environment driven by curiosity, data, and collaboration, this humble machine plays its part – one espresso at a time. (and we hope it will stay with us for another few years, we are already surprised how long the Espressomaschine did managed to keep up with the high espresso consumption …)
