Don Rhymer

Biography

Dr. Rhymer came to Cedarville in 2026 after a 24-year Air Force career, having taught engineering mechanics for 12 years at the Air Force Academy. His graduate research is in the mechanical behavior of materials, primarily aerospace structures. He has also explored ministry in a pastoral internship and served as an Instructor of Bible, Physics, and Literature as well as Athletic Director at Konos Academy in Tyrone, Georgia.

Education and Credentials

• PhD in mechanical engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
• MS in mechanical engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
• MDiv, Reformed Baptist Seminary
• BS in engineering mechanics, U.S. Air Force Academy

Scholarly Works

• Kays, K, Hoisington, A., Christ, J., Rhymer, D., Jensen, D., Cooper, C. “Chapter 8: Risk Taking in Engineering Instruction (United States Air Force Academy)," Risk Taking in Higher Education, edited by Kelty, R. and Bunten, B. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2017. 
• Rhymer, D. W., Johnson, W. S., Singh, R., Pettit, R. “Stress Intensity Solutions of Thermal Fatigue Induced Cracks in a Thin Plate Hot Spot Using LEFM and Finite Element Analysis.” Engineering Fracture Mechanics, v. 75, n. 10, July 2008, pgs. 2826–41. 
• Rhymer, D. W., Johnson, W. S., “Fatigue Damage Mechanisms in Advanced Hybrid Titanium Composite Laminates,” International Journal of Fatigue, v. 24, n. 9, September 2002, pgs. 995–1001 
• Jensen, D., Self, B., Rhymer, D., Wood, J., Bowe, M., “A Rocky Journey Toward Effective Assessment of Visualization Modules for Learning Enhancement in Engineering Mechanics," Educational Technology & Society, v. 5, n. 3, July 2002. 

Interests

• Running / body-weight circuit training
• Braves fan
• Art

Expert Topics:

• Metal deformation
• Fatigue / fracture mechanics
• Fiber / metal laminates

Why Cedarville

What a better place to 1) learn the rigors of engineering fundamentals, 2) see how God ordered it all so we could design / have dominion in this world, and 3) give Him the glory for it all!