Adjunct Faculty
Guest Lecturer/Team Mentor
- PHD, Queen's University
- MS, Queen's University
- BS, Queen's University
Bryan Cornwall, PhD, PEng is an adjunct faculty member at the University of San Diego Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering. Dr. Cornwall’s academic background includes a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Applied Science in Material Science and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in Orthopaedic Biomechanics from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He is registered as a Professional Engineer.
Dr. Cornwall spent twenty years in the medical device industry with fourteen years as an executive in publicly traded companies. He has also completed a MBA at the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego and was named a Rady fellow. He has published over 24 peer-reviewed publications, eight book chapters and 24 US patents.
Dr. Cornwall’s academic interests include: biomechanics, biomaterials, mechanical design, entrepreneurship, and innovation in medical devices and music. He has an active and long-standing interest in not-for-profit volunteering and service. Dr. Cornwall is also an active runner completing more than 20 marathons around the world. He is a member of the “7 Continent Club” completing marathons on 7 of 7 continents including Comrades (the Ultimate Human Race) in South Africa.
Scholarly Work
- With Jonathan Spangler, Brion Daffinson, and Linc Choike, "Foldable acoustic stringed instrument," US12223929, 2025.
- With Jenna M Wahbeh, Sophia Sangiorgio, Sang-Hyun Park, Neha V Kulkarni, and Roberto Cheisa, "Qualitative and quantitative retrieval analysis of a ball-and-socket cervical disc replacement," 2025.
- With Walsh, William, Mobbs, Ralph, van Ekdom, Claire, and O'Brian, Joseph, "Biomechanics of Anterior, Oblique, and Lateral Approaches to the Lumbosacral Spine" in Lumbar Spine Access Surgery. 2024, pp. 131-144.
- With Jonathan Spangler and Thomas Benson, "In-airport guitar kiosk and related methods ," US12037804B2, 2024.