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  1. Experimental Analysis of Surface-Pressure–Driven Far-Field Noise in Impinging Jet Flows

    Article • January 2026, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brian R. Elbing, Reza Maryami

  2. Wind Noise Mitigation of Infrasound Sensor Payloads on High Altitude Balloons

    Article • January 2026, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  3. Demonstration of the Use of NSGA-II for Optimization of Sparse Acoustic Arrays

    Article • Sensors, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Brian R. Elbing

  4. Evaluation of Ground-Based and Lighter-Than-Air Platforms To Study Atmospheric Phenomena

    Article • July 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  5. Experimental Investigation of Near-Field Surface Pressure Characteristics of Two Side-by-Side Cylinders

    Article • July 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Reza Maryami, Brian R. Elbing

  6. Experimental Investigation of the Influence of Hot-Humid Air on Jet Noise

    Article • July 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Reza Maryami, Brian R. Elbing

  7. Why collect asteroid samples? 4 essential reads on what these tiny bits of space rock can tell scientists

    Article • May 2025, The Conversation

    Brian R. Elbing

  8. Acoustic Observations of the OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Capsule Re-Entry from Wendover Airport

    Article • Seismological Research Letters, April 2025, Seismological Society of America (SSA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  9. Bolide Infrasound Signal Morphology and Yield Estimates: A Case Study of Two Events Detected by a Dense Acoustic Sensor Network

    Article • The Astronomical Journal, March 2025, American Astronomical Society

    Brian R. Elbing

  10. Experimental observations on Weissenberg number-controlled developing turbulent boundary layers

    Article • Physical Review Fluids, October 2024, American Physical Society (APS)

    Brian R. Elbing

  11. Geophysical Observations of the 2023 September 24 OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Capsule Reentry

    Article • The Planetary Science Journal, September 2024, American Astronomical Society

    Brian R. Elbing

  12. Solar Balloon Observations of the 2024 North American Eclipse

    Article • July 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  13. NASA’s asteroid sample mission gave scientists around the world the rare opportunity to study an artificial meteor

    Article • June 2024, The Conversation

    Brian R. Elbing

  14. Laminar Boundary Layer over a Serrated Backward-Facing Step

    Article • Fluids, June 2024, MDPI AG

    Brian R. Elbing

  15. Development of Sensor Payload to Record Atmospheric Changes During the 2023 and 2024 Eclipses

    Article • May 2024, Iowa State University

    Brian R. Elbing

  16. Performance Characterization of Heliotrope Solar Hot-Air Balloons during Multihour Stratospheric Flights

    Article • Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, April 2024, American Meteorological Society

    Brian R. Elbing

  17. The OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Capsule re-entry: Initial results from a historic geophysical recording campaign against an ‘artificial meteor’

    Article • April 2024, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

    Brian R. Elbing

  18. WINDMAP: Wind Intelligent Navigation Data and Models for Aviation Planning

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brian R. Elbing, Nicoletta Fala, Dr. Craig Woolsey A Woolsey, Adam Houston, Imraan Faruque

  19. Urban Impacts on UAS Observations

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  20. Preliminary evidence of sound amplification of turbulent noise due to latent heat

    Article • January 2024, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  21. Estimation of Bolide Entry Characteristics Through Infrasound Observations

    Article • January 2024, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

    Brian R. Elbing

  22. Evaluation of a Serrated Edge to Mitigate the Adverse Effects of a Backward-Facing Step on an Airfoil

    Article • Inventions, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Brian R. Elbing

  23. Decoding the hidden sounds from Tornadoes

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, October 2023, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  24. Polymer drag reduction: A review through the lens of coherent structures in wall-bounded turbulent flows

    Article • Physics of Fluids, August 2023, American Institute of Physics

    Zeeshan Saeed, Brian R. Elbing

  25. Seismoacoustic Signatures Observed During a Long-Term Deployment of Infrasound Sensors at the Nevada National Security Site

    Article • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, June 2023, Seismological Society of America (SSA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  26. Infrasound and Low-Audible Acoustic Detections from a Long-Term Microphone Array Deployment in Oklahoma

    Article • Remote Sensing, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Brian R. Elbing

  27. Tornado infrasound: Observations and potential mechanisms

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, March 2023, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  28. Development of balloon-based seismology for venus through earth-analog experiments and simulations

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, March 2023, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  29. Infrasound noise mitigation on high altitude balloons

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, March 2023, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  30. Development and evaluation of windscreen designs for high altitude balloons

    Article • January 2023, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  31. Observations and potential mechanisms for tornado infrasound

    Article • January 2023, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  32. Video: Simulating Flow over a 3D Backwards Facing Step

    Article • November 2022, American Physical Society (APS)

    Brian R. Elbing

  33. Bubble Size Distribution Dependence on Liquid Viscosity and Gas Flowrate Within a Bubble Column With a Porous Sparger

    Article • Journal of Fluids Engineering, November 2022, ASME International

    Brian R. Elbing

  34. Progress towards Balloon-Based Seismology on Venus in 2021-2022.

    Article • September 2022, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

    Brian R. Elbing

  35. Solar Balloon Development for High Altitude Observations

    Article • June 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brian R. Elbing, Zach Yap

  36. Infrasound measurement system for real-time in situ tornado measurements

    Article • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, May 2022, Copernicus GmbH

    Brian R. Elbing

  37. Wind Speed Statistics from a Small UAS and Its Sensitivity to Sensor Location

    Article • Atmosphere, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Brian R. Elbing

  38. Progress towards balloon-based seismology on Venus in 2020-2021.

    Article • November 2021, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

    Brian R. Elbing

  39. A Midsummer Flights’ Dream: Balloon-borne infrasound-based aerial seismology

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, October 2021, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  40. Infrasound measurement system for real-time in-situ tornado measurements

    Article • September 2021, Copernicus GmbH

    Brian R. Elbing

  41. Comparison of Turbulent Boundary Layer Profiles Modified With Injection or Uniform Concentration of Drag-Reducing Polymer Solution

    Article • July 2021, ASME International

    Brian R. Elbing

  42. Impact of Polymer Degradation on Past Studies of the Mean Velocity Profile in Turbulent Boundary Layers

    Article • Journal of Fluids Engineering, May 2021, ASME International

    Brian R. Elbing

  43. Preliminary Severe Storm Data from a Mobile Infrasound System

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brian R. Elbing, Brandon White, Imraan Faruque

  44. The Silent Sounds of Tornadoes and Their Potential Fluid Mechanism

    Article • November 2020, Wiley

    Brian R. Elbing

  45. Infrasound measurements of tornadoes and other severe storm events at close range

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, October 2020, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  46. Modeling infrasound propagation from Tornado producing storms

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, October 2020, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  47. Severe weather observations from a deployable four sensor infrasound array

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, October 2020, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  48. Comparison of Turbulent Boundary Layer Profiles Modified With Injection or Uniform Concentration of Drag-Reducing Polymer Solution

    Article • July 2020, ASME International

    Brian R. Elbing

  49. Drag Reduction Performance of Mechanically Degraded Dilute Polyethylene Oxide Solutions

    Article • Journal of Fluids Engineering, May 2020, ASME International

    Brian R. Elbing

  50. Experimental Characterization of High-Amplitude Fluid–Structure Interaction of a Flexible Hydrofoil at High Reynolds Number

    Article • Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, April 2020, ASME International

    Brian R. Elbing

  51. Effect of operation regime on bubble size and void fraction in a bubble column with porous sparger

    Article • April 2020, Wiley

    Brian R. Elbing

  52. High-Resolution Estimation and Spatial Interpolation of Temperature Structure in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Using a Small Unmanned Aircraft System

    Article • Boundary-Layer Meteorology, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Brian R. Elbing

  53. Effect of operation regime on bubble size and void fraction in a bubble column with porous sparger

    Article • March 2020, Wiley

    Brian R. Elbing

  54. Computational Model of Flow Surrounding Brazilian Free-Tailed Bat Ear Tubercles

    Article • January 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  55. Effect of Vertical Vibration on the Mixing Time of a Passive Scalar in a Sparged Bubble Column Reactor

    Article • Fluids, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Brian R. Elbing

  56. Modification of turbulent boundary layer coherent structures with drag reducing polymer solution

    Article • Physics of Fluids, January 2020, American Institute of Physics

    Brian R. Elbing

  57. Infrasound observations from the 2019 Tornado Season

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, October 2019, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  58. Measurement and characterization of infrasound from a tornado producing storm

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, September 2019, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  59. Comparison of infrasound emissions observed during a tornado with potential fluid mechanisms

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, March 2019, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  60. Computational Investigation of the Conformal Vortex Generator

    Article • January 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  61. Laminar Boundary Layer Scaling Over a Conformal Vortex Generator

    Article • January 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  62. Investigation of Wake Survey over a Wing with Conformal Vortex Generators

    Article • January 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  63. Infrasound emissions from tornadoes and severe storms compared to potential tornadic generation mechanisms

    Article • January 2019, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  64. Characterization of a canonical helicopter hub wake

    Article • Experiments in Fluids, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Brian R. Elbing

  65. Modification of Drag on the Ear of Brazilian Free-Tailed Bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) via Leading-Edge Tubercles

    Article • June 2018, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  66. Study of Bubble Size, Void Fraction, and Mass Transport in a Bubble Column under High Amplitude Vibration

    Article • ChemEngineering, April 2018, MDPI AG

    Brian R. Elbing

  67. Overview of the design and performance tests done for the water tunnel at OSU

    Article • Journal of Fluids Engineering, March 2018, ASME International

    Mr Libin Daniel, Brian R. Elbing

  68. Monitoring infrasound from a Tornado in Oklahoma

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, March 2018, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  69. Characterization of Bubble Size Distributions within a Bubble Column

    Article • Fluids, February 2018, MDPI AG

    Brian R. Elbing

  70. Infrasound measurements from a tornado in Oklahoma

    Article • January 2018, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  71. Vertical Sampling Scales for Atmospheric Boundary Layer Measurements from Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS)

    Article • Atmosphere, September 2017, MDPI AG

    Brian R. Elbing

  72. Aerodynamic Investigation of the Conformal Vortex Generator

    Article • June 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  73. Characterization of the Custom-Designed, High Reynolds Number Water Tunnel

    Article • July 2016, ASME International

    Brian R. Elbing

  74. Characterization of a Pulsating Drill Bit Blaster

    Article • July 2016, ASME International

    Brian R. Elbing

  75. Study of Bubble Size and Velocity in a Vibrating Bubble Column

    Article • July 2016, ASME International

    Brian R. Elbing

  76. Integration of Infrasonic Sensing with UAS (Invited)

    Article • June 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  77. Review of Bubble Column Reactors with Vibration

    Article • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, January 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Brian R. Elbing

  78. Design of a Recirculating Water Tunnel for the Study of High-Reynolds Number Turbulent Boundary Layers

    Article • November 2015, ASME International

    Mr Libin Daniel, Brian R. Elbing

  79. Measurements of Loading and Tip Vortex Due to High-Reynolds Number Flow Over a Rigid Lifting Surface

    Article • Journal of Fluids Engineering, March 2015, ASME International

    Brian R. Elbing

  80. Water Tunnel Flow Diagnostics of Wake Structures Downstream of a Model Helicopter Rotor Hub

    Article • Journal of the American Helicopter Society, July 2014, American Helicopter Society

    Brian R. Elbing

  81. On the scaling of air entrainment from a ventilated partial cavity

    Article • Journal of Fluid Mechanics, August 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Brian R. Elbing, Dr Simo Makiharju

  82. Changes to the average velocity profile by adding polymer solution

    Article • Physics of Fluids, August 2013, American Institute of Physics

    Brian R. Elbing

  83. Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine Power-Take-Off Design for Optimal Performance and Low Impact on Cost-of-Energy

    Article • June 2013, ASME International

    Brian R. Elbing

  84. On the scaling of air layer drag reduction

    Article • Journal of Fluid Mechanics, February 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Brian R. Elbing, Dr Simo Makiharju

  85. Flow-induced degradation of drag-reducing polymer solutions within a high-Reynolds-number turbulent boundary layer

    Article • Journal of Fluid Mechanics, February 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Brian R. Elbing

  86. Time resolved flow-field measurements of a turbulent mixing layer over a rectangular cavity

    Article • Experiments in Fluids, December 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Brian R. Elbing

  87. High-Reynolds-number turbulent-boundary-layer wall-pressure fluctuations with dilute polymer solutions

    Article • Physics of Fluids, August 2010, American Institute of Physics

    Brian R. Elbing

  88. Diffusion of drag-reducing polymer solutions within a rough-walled turbulent boundary layer

    Article • Physics of Fluids, April 2010, American Institute of Physics

    Brian R. Elbing

  89. Degradation of homogeneous polymer solutions in high shear turbulent pipe flow

    Article • Experiments in Fluids, June 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Brian R. Elbing

  90. Bubble-induced skin-friction drag reduction and the abrupt transition to air-layer drag reduction

    Article • Journal of Fluid Mechanics, October 2008, Cambridge University Press

    Brian R. Elbing

  91. High-Reynolds-number turbulent-boundary-layer wall pressure fluctuations with skin-friction reduction by air injection

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, May 2008, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  92. Using cross correlations of turbulent flow-induced ambient vibrations to estimate the structural impulse response. Application to structural health monitoring

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, April 2007, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  93. Calibration of the pressure sensitivity of microphones by a free-field method at frequencies up to 80kHz

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, January 2006, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing

  94. High-Reynolds-Number Turbulent-Boundary-Layer Surface Pressure Fluctuations With Bubble or Polymer Additives

    Article • January 2005, ASME International

    Brian R. Elbing

  95. Free‐field calibration of the pressure sensitivity of air‐condenser, electret, MEMS, and piezoresistive microphones at frequencies up to 80 kHz

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, October 2004, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Brian R. Elbing