Research Equipment

State-of-the-art resources for learning and research.

Reserve equipment

Our inventory is always changing, so our website may not list all available equipment. Contact the instructional support technician, Wendee Augustiro (wendee.augustiro@sjsu.edu) to inquire about other equipment or to book time on equipment or software. 

See for an expanded inventory list. 

Examples of available equipment and software

Nutrition Research Tools

Body Composition

  • Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA)
  • Air displacement plethysmography (BodPod)
  • Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)
  • Stadiometer, scales

Dietary Assessment

  • Food Frequency Questionnaires
  • Food logs and nutrient databases
  • Recipe analyses

Biomarker Analysis

  • Point-of-service instruments
    • Blood pressure
    • Blood glucose
    • Blood lipids
    • HgbA1c

Other Nutrition Research Tools

  • Metabolic cart for indirect calorimetry and physical performance assessment
  • Clinical simulation laboratory
  • Dynamometer (grip strength analysis)
  • Statistical Package for Social Science software (IBM)
  • Actiheart 5 - wearable single-lead ECG and activity recorder (to determine energy expenditure in free-living conditions)
  • The Test of Variables of Attention (T.O.V.A.) - (visual and auditory) objective measurements of attention and inhibitory control

Packaging Tools

  • Electro Hydraulic Vibration Table
  • Swing Arm Drop Tester
  • Mechanical Shock Tester