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Ashton Reeder (1999- ) is a technologist / researcher from Gig Harbor, Washington, educated in Salt Lake City, Utah, and currently working in Salt Lake City Istanbul Austin Washington, D.C. His work centers around using data and computation to address and visualize information. Ashton is currently a Research Affiliate of the University of Utah and founder of the research agency Material Investigations.





Education

University of Utah – Salt Lake City, UT Dec 2022
+ Bachelor of Science, Multidisciplinary Design

+ Bachelor of Science, International Relations / Development and Sustainability

+ Minor, Urban Ecology



Professional / Academic Experience

Material Investigations – Washington, D.C.
+ Computational Designer / Visual Investigator Dec 2022 – Present


Borderless Data Initiative – Istanbul, Turkiye
+ Founder Oct 2023 – Present


University of Utah – Salt Lake City, UT
+ Research Affiliate Dec 2022 – Present


Digital Matters Lab – Salt Lake City, UT
+ Undergraduate Research Intern Aug 2022 – Dec 2022


The Center for Business, Health, and Prosperity – Salt Lake City, UT
+ Design and Communications Intern Apr 2020 – Oct 2020



Awards / Affiliations

Researcher in Residence  – Istanbul, Turkiye
+ Recipient Oct 2024

Design Technology Research Fellowship – Salt Lake City, USA
+ Recipient Jan 2023 – July 2023

The Steve Jobs Archive Fellowship – Cupertino, USA
+ Finalist May 2023


Publications

Fabricated Landscapes, Aug 2024
+ Published by Material Editions



Exhibitions / Presentations

Solo Exhibition - Tacoma, Washington Mar 2024
+ Fabricated Landscapes, 5222 STW

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Digital Humanities Utah Symposium - Cedar City, Utah Mar 2023
+ Surveillance, Data, and Digital Autonomy


Digital Matters Research Talk - Salt Lake City, Utah Dec 2022
+ The Case Against Dataveillance


Map The System 2022, Oxford University - United Kingdom Jun 2021
+ Shrinking Lake, Growing Problems


Academic Presentation - Kpong, Ghana Jul 2019
+ Rural Healthcare and Community Based Operations