PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Joseph D Towles, PhD
Emerging Leader, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Associate Editor, Biomedical Engineering Education Journal
ABET Program Evaluator for Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Programs
Associate Professor
Department of Engineering and (by courtesy) Cognitive Science Program
email: joseph.towles@swarthmore.edu
meet with me (zoom option): calendar
address: Swarthmore College, Dept of Engineering
500 College Ave, Swarthmore PA 19081
(610) 328-8076
I am always eager to have curious students work in the lab. The ideal candidate will have an inclination towards mechanics or mechatronics; biology or medicine; and experimental, computational or design work. Experience with MATLAB, Python or the like is a plus. Please contact me at joseph.towles@swarthmore.edu if you are interested in joining the lab.
ALUMNI
Lydia Witnaigoonlaud '29 (Engineering & Biology), SP 2026
Megan Quan '29 (Engineering & Math), FA 2025, SP 2026
Matthew Kim '29 (Engineering & Computer Science), SP 2026
Ben Greenberg '29 (Engineering), FA 2025, SP 2026
Bradley Johnson '27 (Engineering & Applied Math), SU 2025
Jacey Koh '28 (Engineering), SU 2025
Owen Lord '28 (Engineering & Economics), SU 2025
Jasper Mosely '28 (Engineering), SU 2025
Chisom Obiora-Egbuziem '25 (Engineering, Astronomy & Computer Science), FA 2024
MS Candidate, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon
Rafael Quinodoz '27 (Engineering & Economics), SU 2024
Paolo Bosques-Paulet '27 (Engineering & Applied Math), SP 2024, SU 2024, FA 2024, SP 2026
Oscar Caino '27 (Engineering), SU 2024
Sarah Jabir '28 (Engineering), SU 2023
Magdelana Jordan '27 (Engineering), SU 2024
Justin Gonzalez '25 (Engineering & Applied Math), FA 2023, FA 2024, SP 2025
MS Student, Biomedical Engineering, Yale
Jorge Padillo '24 (Peace and Conflict Studies, Music, Environmental Studies), SP 2024, SU 2024
MS Student, Music/Vocal Arts, Julliard
Gillian Will '26 (Engineering & Applied Math), SP 2024, FA 2025
(FA 2026, Business Consultant, Transformation Architecture & Delivery Practice, Ernst & Young)
Georgi Mathews '25 (Engineering & Ancient History), SP 2024, FA 2024
MS Student, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech
Oliver Garcia '24 (Engineering), SU 2023, FA 2023
Jalyn Miller '26 (Engineering & Black Studies), SU 2023, FA 2023, SP 2024
(FA 2026, MS Student, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University)
Howard Wang '26 (Engineering & Applied Math), SU 2023, FA 2023, SP 2024
(FA 2026, PhD Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering [Neural Engineering], Rice University)
Jules Kyung Lee-Zacheis '24 (Biology & Theatre), FA 2022, SP 2023
Bhaavana Oruganty '23 (Engineering & Chemistry), SP 2023
Research Assistant, Broad Institute, Harvard & MIT
(FA 2026, Medical Student, Temple University Medical School)
Jackie Le '24 (Engineering & Math), FA 2023, SP 2024
Data Analyst, Precision Medicine Lab, Massachusetts General Hospital
William Lee '26 (Biology & Religion), FA 2022, SP 2023, SU 2023
(FA 2026, Junior Specialist [lab reseacher], University of California Davis Medical Center)
Cole Smith '23 (Engineering & Psychology), SU 2022, FA 2022, SP 2023
PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Tech & Wake Forest