Austin Steinhart

About me

I am currently earning a M.S. in Computational Analysis & Public Policy, a joint program by the Harris School of Public Policy and the Department of Computer Science at The University of Chicago. I am a Research Engineer with the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation working on topics related to public transpiration, property ownership networks, and public finance. I am also a writer and developer at the Chicago Maroon. Last summer, I served as a Data Science Journalism Fellow with the Mansueto Institute's Local Data Journalism Initiative researching bus service across the city of Chicago.

You can find my programming portfolio at asteinhart and selected writing and projects below.

Stories

Exploring AI Use In Government

In 2023, the Biden Administration released the first ever Federal AI Use Case Inventory. See how the federal government is using AI.

Visuals built with D3.js and data work with Python.

a graphic of donations by political affiliation

University Faculty Aren’t Neutral When It Comes to Political Donations

A data journalism piece for The Chicago Maroon.

Visuals built with D3.js and Highcharts and data work with python.

My reading progress over time

Three Years Later, What Have We Learned from the UChicago Common Data Set?

A data journalism piece for The Chicago Maroon.

Visuals built with Highcharts.

My reading progress over time

My Reading Over the Years

A personal exploration of my reading over the last 8 years.

Visuals built with D3.js and data work with R.

A scatterplot of my daily crossword times

My Daily Devotion: The NYT Daily Mini Crossword

A person exploration of my NYT Daily Mini Crossword times.

Visuals built with ggplot2 in R.

Web Apps

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Content We Love

Great reads, thoughtfully curated by your friends.

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