Bryan Watson, P.E.
Engineer, Veteran, Mentor
My career has always focused on combining my loves of engineering and teaching. During my 8 years as a nuclear submarine officer I became a licensed P.E. as well as a Navy Master Training Specialist (the military's highest instructor certification). I received my P.h.D at the Georgia Institute of Technology. I was awarded the NSF GRFP in 2019 and, in 2021, was named a Tillman Scholar by the Pat Tillman Foundation. I have published in journals including the Journal of Mechanical Design, Journal of Industrial Ecology, and IEEE's Systems Journal. I am currently an Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Selected Publications
Watson BC, Morris Z, Weissburg M, Bras B. “System of System Design for Resilience Heuristics Derived from a Forestry Case Study Variants.” Rel. Eng. Sys. Safety, submitted July, 2021 Under Review
Watson BC, Chowdry A, Weissburg M, Bras B, “A New Resilience Metric to Compare System of Systems Architecture.” IEEE Syst. J. 2021
Watson BC, Malone S, Weissburg M, Bras B. “Adding a Detrital Actor to Increase System of
System Resilience: A Case Study Test of a Biologically Inspired Design Heuristic to Guide
Sociotechnical Network Evolution.” ASME. J. Mech. Des. 2020.
Watson BC, Telenko C. “Predicting Demand of Distributed Product Service Systems by Binomial
Parameter Mapping: A Case Study of Bike Sharing Station Expansion.” ASME. J. Mech. Des. 2019;141(10):101701-101701-12.
Bonilla‐Alicea RJ, Watson BC, Shen Z, Tamayo L, Telenko C. “Life cycle assessment to quantify the impact of technology improvements in bike‐sharing systems.” J Ind Ecol. 2019; 1– 11.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering
Expected Spring 2022
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Dissertation Title: Biologically Inspired Design Heuristics to Improve System of Systems Resilience
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
August 2017-April 2019
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Dissertation Title: Creation of Distributed Service System Demand Surfaces to Inform Design Decisions in Novel Scenarios
Advanced Nuclear Power Course
May 2009-February 2011
Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, Charleston, South Carolina
Bachelor of Science with Merit in Control Systems and Robotics Engineering
July 2005-May 2009
United States Naval Academy
Awards and Certifications
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program 2019-2022
2021 Tillman Foundation Scholar
Georgia Institute of Technology President’s Fellowship 2017-2022 (top 10% of applicant pool)
2 Naval Achievement Medals
Naval Commendation Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Eagle Scout and International Baccalaureate Diploma
Certified as a Professional Engineer
Top Secret (SCI) Clearance
B. C. Watson and C. Telenko, “A Method for Predicting Demand when Expanding Distributed
Services,” 2018. (Invention Disclosure)
Teaching and Mentoring
Instructor of Record: COE 2001, Statics
Georgia Institute of Technology
Part-Time High School Teacher
Johnson Ferry Christian Academy
Expeditionary Maintenance Training Program Manager
Naval Reserve Unit
Continuing Education Program Lecturer
Nuclear Power Training Unit Charleston
Service to School Volunteer
Six-time President’s Undergraduate Research Award Reviewer
Led 8 undergraduates in Cross-Disciplinary Team (ISYE,CEE,CS,BIO)
Isabella Hernandez: Recipient of 2021 President's Undergraduate Research Award.
Radha Jagwani: Recipient of 2020 President's Undergraduate Research Award.
Sarah Nastasi: Recipient of 2019 President's Undergraduate Research Award.
Helen Chang: Offered the 2017 President's Undergraduate Research Award.