I’m a senior director of research and development at Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, currently leading flow cytometry R&D supporting one of our two business units. Previously I managed automation, genomics, and centrifugation. My principal interest is in synthetic biology: automating the design-built-test-learn cycle using software and robots.

Outside of work, I am interested in simple and independent living.

• Bicycling and air-cooled Volkswagens for transportation
• Sustainable farming including apiaries (beekeeping) for food and pollination
• Open-source software, hardware, and science for community ownership of intellectual property
• Cooperatives for local, community ownership of capital

You can keep up with what I’m thinking about through my blog and my reading list.

Many years ago I was an academic computer scientist. I have copies of some of my publications from that time.

You can reach me by email using my first name at this domain (ashleyfamily.org). My PGP key is available.