Refereed Publications

The Comparative Chemical Evolution of an Isolated Dwarf Galaxy: a VLT and Keck Spectroscopic Survey of WLM
Leaman, R., Venn, K.A., Brooks, A.M., Battaglia, G., Cole, A.A., Ibata, R.A., Irwin, M.J., McConnachie, A.W., Mendel, J.T., Starkenburg, E., Tolstoy, E., 2013, ApJ, in press, arXiv:1302.1879

Angular Momentum Acquisition in Galaxy Halos
K. Stewart, A.M. Brooks, J.S. Bullock, A.H. Maller, J. Diemand, J. Wadsley, L.A. Moustakas, 2013, ApJ, submitted, arXiv:1301.3143

The effect of models of the interstellar media on the central mass distribution of galaxies
C. Christensen, F. Governato, T.R. Quinn, A.M. Brooks, D.B. Fisher, S. Shen, J. McCleary, J. Wadsley, 2013, MNRAS, submitted, arXiv:1211.0326

A Baryonic Solution to the Missing Satellites Problem
A. M. Brooks, M. Kuhlen, A. Zolotov, D. Hooper, 2013, ApJ, 765, 22, arXiv:1209.5394

Reproducing the Stellar Mass/Halo Mass Relation in Simulated LCDM Galaxies: Theory vs Observational Estimates
F. Munshi, F. Governato, A. M. Brooks, C. Christensen, S. Shen, S. Loebman, B. Moster, T. Quinn, J. Wadsley, 2013, ApJ, in press, arXiv:1209.1389

Why Baryons Matter: The Kinematics of Dwarf Spheroidal Satellites
A.M. Brooks and A. Zolotov, 2012, arXiv:1207.2468

Baryons Matter: Why Luminous Satellite Galaxies Have Reduced Central Masses
Zolotov, A., Brooks, A.M., Willman, B., Governato, F., Pontzen, A., Christensen, C., Dekel, A., Quinn, T.R., Shen, S., Wadsley, J., 2012, ApJ, 761, 71, arXiv:1207.0007

Constraints on the Shape of the Milky Way Dark Matter Halo from Jeans Equations Applied to SDSS Data
S.R. Loebman, Z. Ivezic, T.R. Quinn, F. Governato, A.M. Brooks, C.R. Christensen, M. Juric, 2012, ApJL, 758, L23, arXiv:1209.2708

Cuspy No More: How Outflows Affect the Central Dark Matter and Baryon Distribution in Lambda CDM Galaxies
Governato, F., Zolotov, A., Pontzen, A., Christensen, C., Oh, S.H., Brooks, A.M., Quinn, T.R., Shen, S., Wadsley, J., 2012, MNRAS, 422, 1231, arXiv:1202.0554

The Resolved Structure and Dynamics of an Isolated Dwarf Galaxy: a VLT and Keck Spectroscopic Survey of WLM
Leaman, R., Venn, K.A., Brooks, A.M., Battaglia, G., Cole, A.A., Ibata, R.A., Irwin, M.J., McConnachie, A.W., Mendel, J.T., Tolstoy, E., 2012, ApJ, 750, 33, arXiv:1202.4474

Interpreting the Evolution of the Size -- Luminosity Relation for Disk Galaxies from Redshift 1 to the Present
Brooks, A.M., Solomon, A., Governato, F., McCleary, J., MacArthur, L.A., Brook, C.B.A, Jonsson, P., Quinn, T., Wadsley, J., 2011, ApJ, 728, 51, arXiv:1011.0432

The scatter about the "Universal" dwarf spheroidal mass profile: A kinematic study of the M31 satellites, And V and And VI
Collins, M.L.M., Chapman, S.C., Rich, R.M., Ibata, R.A., Irwin, M.J., Penarrubia, J., Arimoto, N., Brooks, A.M., Lewis, G.F., McConnachie, A.W., Venn, K., 2011, MNRAS, 417, 1170, arXiv:1103.2121

The central slope of dark matter cores in dwarf galaxies: Simulations vs. THINGS
Oh, S.-H., Brook, C., Governato, F., Brinks, E., Mayer, L., de Blok, W.J.G., Brooks, A.M., Walter, F., 2011, AJ, 142, 24, arXiv:1011.2777

Hierarchical Formation of Bulgeless Galaxies: Why outflows have low angular momentum
Brook, C.B., Governato, F., Roskar, R., Stinson, G., Brooks, A.M., Wadsley, J., Quinn, T., Gibson, B., Snaith, O., Pilkington, K., House, E., 2011, MNRAS, 415, 1051, arXiv:1010.1004

The Cold Gas Content of Bulgeless Dwarf Galaxies
Pilkington, K., Gibson, B., Calura, F., Brooks, A.M., Mayer, L., Brook, C.B., Stinson, G.S., Thacker, R.J., Few, C.G., Cunnama, D., Wadsley, J., 2011, MNRAS, 417, 2891, arXiv:1107.2922

Angular Momentum and the Validity of the Adiabatic Contraction Assumption
Book, L.G., Brooks, A.M., Peter, A.H.G., Benson, A.J., Governato, F., 2010, MNRAS, 411, 1963, arXiv:1006.4365

Misaligned Angular Momentum in Hydrodynamic Cosmological Simulations: Warps, Outer Disks, and Thick Disks
Roskar, R., Debattista, V.P., Brooks, A.M., Quinn, T.R., Brook, C.B., Governato, F., Dalcanton, J.J., Wadsley, J., 2010, MNRAS, 408, 783, arXiv:1006.1659

The Dual Origin of Stellar Halos II: Chemical Abundances as Tracers of Formation History
Zolotov, A., Willman, B., Brooks, A.M., Governato, F., Hogg, D.W., Shen, S., Wadsley, J., 2010, ApJ, 721, 738, arXiv:1004.3789

Analytic and Numerical Realisations of a Disk Galaxy
Stringer, M.J., Brooks, A.M., Benson, A.J., Governato, F., 2010, MNRAS, 407, 632, arXiv:1001.0594

Bulgeless dwarf galaxies and dark matter cores from supernova-driven outflows
Governato, F., Brook, C. B., Mayer, L., Brooks, A.M., Rhee, G., Wadsley, J., Jonsson, P., Willman, B., Stinson, G., Quinn, T., Madau, P., 2010, Nature, 463, 203, arXiv:0911.2237

The Role of Cold Flows in the Formation of Disk Galaxies
Brooks, A.M., Governato, F., Quinn, T., Brook, C. B., Wadsley, J., 2009, ApJ , 694, 396, arXiv:0812.0007

Forming a Large Disk Galaxy from a z < 1 Major Merger
Governato, F., Brook, C.B., Brooks, A.M., Mayer, L., Willman, B., Jonsson, P., Stilp, A.M., Pope, L., Christensen, C., Wadsley, J., Quinn, T., 2009, MNRAS, 398, 312, arXiv:0812.0379

A Dark Matter Disk in Three Cosmological Simulations of Milky Way Mass Galaxies
Read, J.I., Mayer, L., Brooks, A.M., Governato, F., Lake, G., 2009, MNRAS, 397, 44, arXiv:0902:0009

The Dual Origin of Stellar Halos
Zolotov, A., Willman, B., Brooks, A.M., Governato, F., Brook, C.B., Hogg, D.W., Quinn, T., Stinson, G., 2009, ApJ, 702, 1058, arXiv:0904:3333

The Nature of HI Absorbers in GRB Afterglows: Clues from Hydrodynamic Simulations
Pontzen, A., Deason, A., Governato, F., Pettini, M., Wadsley, J., Quinn, T., Brooks, A.M., Bellovary, J., Fynbo, J., 2009, MNRAS, 402, 1523

The Formation of Polar Disk Galaxies
Brook, C.B., Governato, F., Quinn, T., Wadsley, J., Brooks, A.M., Willman, B., Stilp, A., Jonsson, P., 2008, ApJ, 689, 678

Damped Lyman alpha Systems in Galaxy Formation Simulations
Pontzen, A., Governato, F., Pettini, M., Booth, C.M., Stinson, G., Wadsley, J., Brooks, A.M., Quinn, T., Haehnelt, M., 2008, MNRAS, 390, 1349

The Milky Way Tomography with SDSS. I. Stellar Number Density Distribution
Juric, M., Ivezic, Z., Brooks, A.M., et al., 2008, ApJ, 673, 864

The Origin of the Mass-Metallicity Relationship for Galaxies: Results from Cosmological N-Body Simulations
Brooks, A,M., Governato, F., Booth, C.M., Willman, B., Gardner, J.P., Wadsley, J., Stinson, G., Quinn, T., 2007, ApJ Letters, 655, 17

Forming Disk Galaxies in Lambda CDM Simulations
Governato, F., Willman, B., Mayer, L., Brooks, A.M., Stinson, G., Valenzuela, O., Wadsley, J., Quinn, T., 2007, MNRAS, 374, 1479

Testing Rotational Mixing Predictions with New Boron Abundances in Main-Sequence B-Type Stars
Mendel, J.T., Venn, K.A., Proffitt, C.R., Brooks, A.M., Lambert, D.L., 2006, ApJ, 640, 1039

The UV, Optical, and IR properties of SDSS sources detected by GALEX
Agueros, M., [12 authors], Brooks, A.M., [7 authors], 2005 AJ, 130, 1022

The Small-Scale Structure of the Magellanic Stream
Stanimirovic, S., Dickey, J.M., Krco, M., Brooks, A.M., 2002, ApJ, 576, 773

Boron Abundances in Main Sequence B-type Stars: A Test of Rotational Depletion during Main Sequence Evolution
Venn, K.A., Brooks, A.M., Lambert, D.L., Lemke, M., Langer, N., Lennon, D.J., Keenan, F.P., 2002, ApJ, 565, 571

Boron in the Small Magellanic Cloud: A Novel Test of Light Element Production
Brooks, A. M., Venn, K.A., Lambert, D.L., Lemke, M., Cunha, K., Smith, V.V., 2001, ApJ, 573, 584

First Author Conference Proceedings & Abstracts

Invited Talk: Gas Flows and Galaxy Disks
Brooks, A.M.
Gas Flows in Galaxies, STScI May Symposium, Baltimore, MD, May 2012

Invited Talk: The Impact of Baryons on Dark Matter: Observable Consequences
Brooks, A.M.
Large Surveys in the Multi-IFS Era, Sydney, Australia, February 2012

Contributed Talk: Toward the Formation of Realistic Dwarf Galaxies
Brooks, A.M. Governato, F., Zolotov, A., Pontzen, A., Christensen, C.
Near Field Cosmology as a Probe of Early Universe, Dark Matter, and Gravity, Annapolis, MD, November 2011

Invited Talk: Toward the Formation of Realistic Dwarf Galaxies
Brooks, A.M.
The Future of Astronomy, Evanston, IL, September 2011

Poster: The Evolution of the Size-Luminosity Relationship for Disk Galaxies
Brooks, A.M.
American Astronomical Society Meeting 217, 335.44 , January 2011

Invited Talk: Modeling Realistic Dwarf Galaxies (and Stellar Halos)
Brooks, A.M.
Chemistry, Dynamics, and Structure of the Milky Way, Beijing, China, July 2010

Invited Talk: The Interplay of Accretion and Feedback in the Growth of Galaxy Disks
Brooks, A.M.
Missing Baryons, Accretion, and Feedback in Galaxies, Sydney, Australia, December 2009

Invited Review Talk: Toward the Formation of Realistic Disk Galaxies
Brooks, A.M.
Frank N. Bash Symposium, Austin, TX, October 2009
arXiv:1003.3882

Contributed Talk: The Role of Cold Flows in the Early Growth of Galaxies
Brooks, A.M., Governato, F., Quinn, T., Brook, C.B., Wadsley, J.
Assembly, Gas Content, and Star Formation History of Galaxies, Charlottesville, VA, September 2009

Contributed Talk: The Formation of Large Galaxy Disks in Low z Major Mergers
Brooks, A.M., Governato, F., Brook, C.B., Mayer, L., Willman, B., Jonsson, P., Stilp, A., Pope, L., et al.
American Astronomical Society Meeting 214, 308.05, June 2009

Contributed Talk: The Role of Cold Flows in the Formation of Disk Galaxies
Brooks, A.M., Governato, F., Quinn, T., Brook, C.B., Wadsley, J.
Back to the Galaxy II Workshop, KITP, Santa Barbara, CA, October 2008

Contributed Talk: The Role of Cold Flows and Shock Heating in the Formation of Disk Galaxies
Brooks, A.M., Governato, F., Quinn, T., Brook, C.B.
American Astronomical Society Meeting 211, January 2008

Contributed Talk: The Origin of the Mass-Metallicity Relationship for Galaxies
Brooks, A.M., Governato, F., Booth, C.M., Willman, B., Gardner, J.P., Wadsley, J., Stinson, G., Quinn, T.
New Zeal for Old Galaxies, Rotorua, NZ, March 2007

Contributed Talk: The Evolution of Disk Galaxies over Cosmic Ages
Brooks, A.M. & F. Governato
National Society of Black/Hispanic Physicists Meeting, February 2007

Poster: The Origin of the Mass-Metallicity Relationship for Galaxies
Brooks, A.M., Governato, F., Booth, C.M., Willman, B., Gardner, J.P., Wadsley, J., Stinson, G., Quinn, T.
American Astronomical Society Meeting 209, 19.07, January 2007

Poster: The Evolution of Disk Galaxies over Cosmic Ages
Brooks, A.M., Governato, F., Willman, B., Mayer, L., Stinson, G., Valenzuela, O., Quinn, T.
American Astronomical Society Meeting 208, 53.03, June 2006

Contributed Talk: The Evolution of Disk Galaxies over Cosmic Ages
Brooks, A.M.
National Society of Black/Hispanic Physicists Meeting, February 2006

Poster: Exploring the Ca II Triplet as a Metallicity Indicator in M Supergiants
Brooks, A.M. & G. Wallerstein
American Astronomical Society Meeting 207, 124.07, January 2006

Poster: Thick Disk Formation in a Lambda CDM Cosmology
Brooks, A.M., Governato, F., Willman, B.
Island Universes, Terschelling, The Netherlands, July 2005

Poster: Thick Disk Formation in a Lambda CDM Cosmology
Brooks, A.M., & F. Governato
American Astronomical Society Meeting 206, 13.06 May 2005

Contributed Talk: Thick Disk Formation in a Lambda CDM Cosmology
Brooks, A.M.
Dynamics of Galaxies: Baryons and Dark Matter, Las Vegas, NV, March 2005

Poster: Dissecting the Milky Way with SDSS
Brooks, A.M., Juric, M., Ivezic, Z., Lupton, R.H., Schlegel, D., Finkbeiner, D., Padmanabhan, N., Rockosi, C.M., Knapp, G.R., Gunn, J.E.
American Astronomical Society Meeting 205, 21.06, January 2005

Poster: Boron in the Small Magellanic Cloud: A Novel Test of Light Element Formation
Brooks, A.M., Venn, K.A., Lambert, D.L., Lemke, M., Cunha, K., Smith, V.V.
American Astronomical Society Meeting 199, 54.05, January 2002

Poster: Boron and Iron in AV304, a B-dwarf in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Brooks, A.M., Venn, K.A., Lambert, D.L., Lemke, M.
American Astronomical Society Meeting 198, 93.03, June 2001

Poster: The Northern Tip of the Magellanic Stream
Brooks, A.M., Stanimirovic, S., Dickey, J.M., Hedden, A., Kirchner, A.
American Astronomical Society Meeting 197, 134.15, January 2001

Poster: Boron and Iron in Two B-dwarfs: A Test of Rotation in Massive Star Evolution
Brooks A.M., Venn K.A., Lambert D.L., Lemke M.
American Astronomical Society Meeting 196, 40.10, June 2000

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