Bradley Edward Layton, PhD PE MLE

Bradley Edward Layton, MS PhD PE MLE, is a professional engineer and expert witness based in Missoula, Montana, whose career bridges biomedical engineering, sustainable energy systems, and construction law. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, followed by MS and PhD degrees in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he specialized in soft-tissue mechanics, collagen structure, and diabetic neuropathy.

A former assistant and associate professor at Drexel University and the University of Montana, he directed the Energy Technology Program and developed hands-on curricula in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and human-powered transportation.

As principal of Human Powered Future PLLC and a licensed professional engineer in multiple U.S. states, he consults on structural, solar, and code-compliance engineering, while serving as an expert witness in more than thirty cases involving industrial machinery, construction safety, product failures, and injury biomechanics.

His research and publications span nanobiomechanics, rare-earth element recovery, zero-waste and circular economy concepts, and information-theoretic approaches to energy systems, and he is the author of “Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics” and “Zero Waste in the Last Best Place.”

Co-Founder, Integrated Engineering Blockchain Consortium, CoEngineers Co-Founder  Biocarbon Technologies, Missoula, Montana

blay@alum.mit.edu
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