The College of Consumer and Family Sciences is home to several centers that promote learning, discovery, and engagement in the areas of consumer sciences, family studies, foodservice, hospitality, and nutrition.

Arthur C. Avery Foodservice Research Center is designed to support research projects in foodservice equipment, design and engineering, and food product development.

Botanicals Research Center for Age-Related Diseases is one of six centers in the nation studying the effects of botanical dietary supplements. Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, the interdisciplinary team at Purdue's center will focus on the effect of botanicals on age-related diseases, such as cancer, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease.

Center for Customer-Driven Quality works with businesses to provide research and education aimed at improving customer service.

Center for Families at Purdue University is committed to strengthening services to families through research, education, and outreach.

Center for the Study of Lodging Operations provides information relating to lodging operations in all venues, including hotels, timeshares, resorts, casinos, cruise ships, assisted living properties, and bed and breakfast operations.

Military Family Research Institute was established in 2000 with funding from the U.S. Department of Defense. The institute conducts basic and applied research on the quality of life of military families and its implications for job satisfaction, performance, and retention.

Purdue Retail Institute is a center for retail education and research in the Midwest.

Purdue Tourism & Hospitality Research Center provides quality research services to the tourism and hospitality industry.

Other Centers

Bone Densitometry and Bone Composition Center utilizes Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) to measure total body, spine, and hip bone density as well as total body composition. A second DXA instrument is available for similar measurements in small research animals. For more information, call Doug Maish at (765) 496-1877.

Mineral Analysis Center measures mineral composition of both inorganic and organic products using Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) as well as Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. For more information, call Berdine Martin at (765) 494-6559.

PRIDE (Purdue Resource for Integrative Dietetics and Exercise) promotes research on appetite, food choice, energy expenditure, energy balance and fitness while enhancing the training of students and educators interested in weight management. For more information, call Rick Mattes at (765) 494-0662.