Rate My Professor Elliott Bryner

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.