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Name: Brendon James Brewer
Email: myfirstname.mylastname@gmail.com, where
myfirstname and mylastname are replaced by my actual first and
last name, all in lower case.
Research Interests
- Gravitational Lensing
- Bayesian Inference and Computation
- Reverberation Mapping of Active Galactic Nuclei
- Asteroseismology
Publications
The Lick AGN Monitoring Project 2011: Dynamical Modeling of the Broad
Line Region in Mrk50
Anna Pancoast, Brendon J. Brewer, Tommaso Treu, Aaron J. Barth and many
coauthors, 2012, accepted for publication in ApJ. Preprint
The SWELLS survey. IV. Precision measurements of the stellar
and dark matter distributions in a spiral lens galaxy
Matteo Barnabè,
Aaron A. Dutton, Philip
J. Marshall, Matthew W. Auger, Brendon J. Brewer,
Tommaso Treu, Adam S. Bolton, David C. Koo, Léon V. E. Koopmans,
2012, MNRAS, in press. Preprint
The SWELLS survey. III. Disfavouring "heavy" initial mass
functions for spiral lens galaxies
Brendon J. Brewer, Aaron A. Dutton, Tommaso Treu, Matthew
W. Auger, Philip J. Marshall, Matteo Barnabè, Adam S.
Bolton, David C. Koo, Léon V. E. Koopmans, 2012, MNRAS,
in press. Preprint
The Lick AGN Monitoring Project 2011: Reverberation Mapping
of Markarian 50
A. J. Barth and many coauthors (including B. J. Brewer),
2011, ApJ, 743, L4. Preprint
Bayesian Analysis of Reverberation Mapping Data
Brendon J. Brewer, 2011, in Statistical Challenges in
Modern Astronomy V. Preprint
The SWELLS Survey. I. A large spectroscopically selected
sample of edge-on late-type lens galaxies
T.Treu, A. A. Dutton, M. W. Auger, P. J. Marshall, A. S. Bolton,
B. J. Brewer, D. Koo, L. V. E. Koopmans, 2011, MNRAS,
417, 1601. Preprint
The Mass of the Black Hole in Arp 151 from Bayesian Modeling
of Reverberation Mapping Data
Brendon J. Brewer, Tommaso Treu, Anna Pancoast, Aaron J.
Barth, Vardha N. Bennert, Misty C. Bentz, Alexei V. Filippenko,
Jenny E. Greene, Matthew A. Malkan, and Jong-Hak Woo, 2011, ApJ
Letters, 733, L33. Preprint
Geometric and Dynamical Models of Reverberation Mapping Data
Anna Pancoast, Brendon J. Brewer, Tommaso Treu, 2011,
ApJ, 730, 139. Preprint
The SWELLS survey. II. Breaking the disk-halo degeneracy in
the spiral galaxy gravitational lens SDSS J2141-0001
A. A. Dutton, B. J. Brewer, P. J. Marshall, M. W. Auger,
T. Treu, D. C. Koo, A. S. Bolton, B. P. Holden, L. V. E.
Koopmans, 2011, MNRAS, 417, 1621. Preprint
A Compact Early-type Galaxy at z = 0.6 Under a Magnifying
Lens: Evidence For Inside-out Growth
M. W. Auger, T. Treu, B. J. Brewer, P. J. Marshall,
2011, MNRAS Letters, 411, L6. Preprint
Modelling of the Complex CASSOWARY/SLUGS Gravitational Lenses
Brendon J. Brewer, Geraint F. Lewis, Vasily Belokurov,
Michael J. Irwin, Terry J. Bridges, N. Wyn Evans, 2011, MNRAS,
412, 2521. Preprint
A comparison of Bayesian and Fourier methods for frequency
determination in asteroseismology
Timothy R. White, Brendon J. Brewer, Timothy R. Bedding,
Dennis Stello, Hans Kjeldsen, 2010, Communications in
Asteroseismology. Preprint
AAOmega Observations of 47 Tucanae: Evidence for a Past
Merger?
Richard R. Lane, Brendon J. Brewer, Laszlo L. Kiss,
Geraint F. Lewis, Rodrigo A. Ibata, Arnaud Siebert, Timothy R.
Bedding, Peter Szekely, Gyula M. Szabo, 2010, ApJ Letters 711,
L122-L126. Preprint
Diffusive Nested Sampling
Brendon J. Brewer, Livia B. Pártay, Gábor
Csányi, Statistics and Computing, 2011, 21, 4, 649-656. Preprint
Software
Entropic Priors and Bayesian Model Selection
B. J. Brewer and M. J. Francis, presented at MaxEnt 2009.
Preprint
Low-Energy Astrophysics: Stimulating the Reduction of Energy
Consumption in the Next Decade
Marshall, P.J., Bennert, N., Rykoff, E.S., Shen, K.J.,
Steinfadt, J.D.R., Fregeau, J., Chary, R.-R., Sheth, K., Weiner,
B., Henisey, K.B., Quetin, E.L., Antonucci, R., Kaplan, D.,
Jonsson, P., Auger, M.W., Cardamone, C., Tao, T., Holz, D.E.,
Bradac, M., Metcalfe, T.S., McHugh, S., Elvis, M., Brewer,
B.J., Urrutia, T., Guo, F., Hovest, W., Nakajima, R., For,
B.-Q., Erb, D., Paneque, D., 2009, Astro2010: The Astronomy and
Astrophysics Decadal Survey, Position Papers, no. 35. Preprint.
Gaussian Process Modelling of Asteroseismic Data
B. J. Brewer and D. Stello, 2009, MNRAS, 395, 2226. Preprint
Unlensing HST Observations of the Einstein Ring 1RXS
J1131-1231: A Bayesian Analysis
B. J. Brewer, G. F. Lewis, 2008, MNRAS, 390, 39. Preprint
A Molecular Einstein Ring at z=4.12: Imaging the Dynamics of
a Quasar Host Galaxy Through a Cosmic Lens
Dominik A. Riechers, Fabian Walter, Brendon J. Brewer,
Christopher L. Carilli, Geraint F. Lewis, Frank Bertoldi and
Pierre Cox, 2008, ApJ, 686, 851. Preprint
Solar-like oscillations in the metal-poor subgiant nu Indi:
II. Acoustic spectrum and mode lifetime
F. Carrier, H. Kjeldsen, T. R. Bedding, B. J. Brewer, R.
P. Butler, P. Eggenberger, F. Grundahl, C. McCarthy, A. Retter,
C. G. Tinney, 2007, A&A, 470, 1059. Preprint
Solar-like oscillations in the G2 subgiant beta Hydri from
dual-site observations
Timothy R. Bedding, Hans Kjeldsen, Torben Arentoft, Francois
Bouchy, Jacob Brandbyge, Brendon J. Brewer, R. Paul
Butler, Joergen Christensen-Dalsgaard, Thomas Dall, Soeren
Frandsen, Christoffer Karoff, Laszlo L. Kiss, Mario J.P.F.G.
Monteiro, Frank P. Pijpers, Teresa C. Teixeira, C. G. Tinney,
Ivan K. Baldry, Fabien Carrier, Simon J. O'Toole, 2007, ApJ,
663, 1315. Preprint
Bayesian Inference from Observations of Solar-Like
Oscillations
B. J. Brewer, T. R. Bedding, H. Kjeldsen and D. Stello,
ApJ, 2007, 654, 551B. Preprint
The evolution of host mass and black hole mass in QSOs from
the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey
S. Fine, S. M. Croom, L. Miller, A. Babic, D. Moore, B.
Brewer, R. G. Sharp, B. J. Boyle, T. Shanks, R. J. Smith,
P. J. Outram, N. S. Loaring, MNRAS, 2006, 373, 613F. Preprint
The Einstein Ring 0047-2808 Revisited: A Bayesian Inversion
B. J. Brewer and G. F. Lewis, ApJ, 2006, 651, 8. Preprint
Solar-like oscillations in the metal-poor subgiant nu Indi:
constraining the mass and age using asteroseismology
T. R. Bedding, R. P. Butler, F. Carrier, F. Bouchy, B. J.
Brewer, P. Eggenberger, F. Grundahl, H. Kjeldsen, C.
McCarthy, T. B. Nielsen, A. Retter, C. G. Tinney, ApJ, 2006,
647, 558. Preprint
Strong Gravitational Lens Inversion: A Bayesian Approach
B. J. Brewer and G. F. Lewis, ApJ, 2006, 637, 608. Preprint
The light curve of the semiregular variable L2 Puppis: II.
Evidence for solar-like excitation of the oscillations
T. R. Bedding, L. L. Kiss, H. Kjeldsen, B. J. Brewer, Z.
E. Dind, S. D. Kawaler, A. A. Zijlstra, MNRAS, 2005, 361, 1375.
Preprint
Probing Sub parsec Structure in the Lyman Alpha Forest with
Gravitational Microlensing
B. J. Brewer and G. F. Lewis, MNRAS, 2005, 356, 703. Preprint
Honours thesis (PDF, 1.97 Mb)
When Darwin met Einstein: Gravitational Lens Inversion with
Genetic Algorithms
B. J. Brewer and G. F. Lewis, PASA, 2005, 22, 128. Preprint
3rd year report (DOC, 335 kb)
Unpublished
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Bayesian Estimation and Cricket
Brendon J. Brewer, 2005.
Available here
Getting Your Eye In: A Bayesian Analysis of Early Dismissals
in Cricket
B. J. Brewer, was submitted to a journal
but vanished into the aether after the first revision.
Preprint
The Implications of the Early Formation of Life on Earth
Brendon J. Brewer, was submitted, but I withdrew it
because the referee didn't like it and I'm still thinking
through the issues. Preprint
Music
In increasing order of skill level, I enjoy singing, playing
keyboard, songwriting and playing guitar. Some favourite artists
are: Pat Metheny Group, Steely Dan, Elvis Costello. Here's some
music related stuff I have done:
MIDI sequence of "Everything's
Ruined" by Faith No More
MIDI sequence of "Just a Normal
Day" by Supertramp (it was fun figuring out that sax solo...)
Guitar Chords of "The Caves of Altamira" by
Steely Dan
Guitar Chords of "Never Let Me
Down" by David Bowie
Guitar tab for "Closing In" by the
Living End