Anton Bowden

Anton E. Bowden loves BYU and especially his interactions with students who share his fascination with the engineering design of the human body! His background and research interests are in spinal biomechanics, medical device design, computational biomechanics, and engineering leadership education. He directs the BYU Applied Biomechanics Engineering Laboratory. He received his PhD in Bioengineering from University of Utah and his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State University. He is a licensed professional engineer and a recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER Award. He is passionate about helping students act with integrity and identify ways to improve their leadership skills and implement them in all aspects of their lives.  As a Sorensen Fellow, he would like to help strengthen the connections between the principles of Christ-centered leadership and practical disciplinary application.