Rate My Professor Elliott Bryner

Dr. Bryner’s research focuses on experimental fluid mechanics, combustion, fluid measurements using conventional and optical techniques, analytical and computational fluid mechanics, heat transfer analysis, and thermal systems design. He possesses extensive expertise in experimental facility design, fabrication, and operation, as well as mechanical and aerodynamic testing of propulsion hardware ranging from combustor rigs to full gas turbine engines. Key achievements include pioneering a Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Tomography prototype at the University of Virginia for spatially resolved water-vapor measurements in scramjet combustors and advancing film cooling effectiveness measurements at GE Aviation. At Embry-Riddle, he oversees the Propulsion Laboratory and Rocket Test Complex, enabling undergraduate-led rocket development and testing initiatives comparable to graduate programs elsewhere. His scholarly contributions feature publications such as “Undergraduates Rocket Propulsion Curriculum at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott, AZ” (AIAA, 2021), “Rocket Development and Testing Capabilities at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott AZ Campus” (AIAA, 2019), “Rocket Test Safety Practices at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott Campus” (AIAA, 2020), “Applied Instrumentation Course for Undergraduate Thermal-fluid Sciences” (ASEE, 2020), and earlier works like “Water Vapor Concentration Measurement in High Enthalpy Flows Using Infrared Absorption” (AIAA, 2003). Dr. Bryner has been honored with 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). He also holds the role of Associate Director for the ERAU/NASA Space Grant Program, serves on its Steering Committee, and maintains memberships as a Senior Member of AIAA and Member of ASME.