Rate My Professor Elliott Bryner

Elliott Bryner, Ph.D., serves as Associate Professor and Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott Campus. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Virginia. Dr. Bryner’s research interests include experimental fluid mechanics, combustion, fluid measurements using conventional and optical techniques, analytical and computational fluid mechanics, heat transfer analysis, and thermal systems design. As Director of the Propulsion Laboratory & Rocket Test Complex, he oversees facilities for propulsion research and testing. He is also a member of the Steering Committee for the ERAU/NASA Space Grant Program. His teaching responsibilities cover ME 417: Advanced Propulsion, MECH 360: Airbreathing & Rckt Propulsion, EGR 399/499: Special Topics in Engineering, MECH 405/ME 446: Therm Fluid Sci & Energy Mgmt, and MECH 405L/ME 446L: Trml Fluid & Enrgy Measure Lab.

Dr. Bryner brings over 15 years of experience in the propulsion field across academia, government, and industry. His professional appointments include Senior Research Engineer in the Propulsion and Energy Machinery section at Southwest Research Institute (2013-2016), where he constructed a unique combustion facility for high inlet temperature combustor designs; Lead Test Engineer at GE Aviation Turbomachinery Aerodynamics and Aerodynamics Labs (2010-2013), planning aerodynamic and aeromechanical testing; Lead Engineer in GE Aviation Thermal Systems Design (2006-2010), developing pressure-sensitive paint systems for gas turbine film cooling; Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Virginia Aerospace Research Laboratory (2001-2006), pioneering Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Tomography (TDLAT) for scramjet combustion measurements; and Mechanical Engineer at Honeywell Engines and Systems (2000-2001). Key publications comprise “Demonstration of capability of water flux measurement in a scramjet combustor using tunable diode laser absorption tomography and stereoscopic PIV” (2011), “Tunable diode laser absorption technique development for determination of spatially resolved water concentration and temperature” (2010), “Spatially resolved temperature and water vapor concentration distributions in a flat flame burner by tunable diode laser absorption tomography” (2011), “Developement of an Infrared Laser Absorption Tomography System for a Scramjet Combustor” (2006), and “Rocket Development and Testing Capabilities at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott AZ Campus” (2019). He has received the Virginia Space Grant Consortium Graduate Research Fellowship (2002-2005), Embry-Riddle Prescott Campus Distinguished Faculty Award (2021), and Embry-Riddle Prescott College of Engineering Overall Faculty of the Year (2021). Dr. Bryner holds Senior Member status in AIAA and membership in ASME.