You have reached my web site (currently green). My name is Brendon Brewer and I'm currently a PhD student in the Institute of Astronomy within the School of Physics at the University of Sydney. I can also be found on Facebook if you're in to that sort of thing. I hope you enjoy your visit!

Publicity:There's gold in them thar' score books. Download my program and analyse anyone's career!. I recently gave a talk on this Bayesian cricket stuff for a Research Bite at the School of Physics, The University of Sydney. The presentation slides can be downloaded here in OpenOffice.org Impress format. PDF or PPT can be provided upon request.

Vital Statistics

Name: Brendon James Brewer
DOB: 31/07/1983
Location: Room 468, Physics Annexe
Email:
Academic CV: Available Here

Letters to Nature - Collaborative Blog, ostensibly science related.

Research Interests

- Gravitational Lensing
- Bayesian Methods
- Asteroseismology

Peer Reviewed Publications:

1. 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

2. 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

3. Bayesian Inference from Observations of Solar-Like Oscillations
B.J. Brewer, T.R. Bedding, H. Kjeldsen and D. Stello, ApJ, 2007, 654, 551B. Preprint

4. 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

5. The Einstein Ring 0047-2808 Revisited: A Bayesian Inversion
B.J. Brewer and G.F. Lewis, ApJ, 2006, 651, 8. Preprint

6. 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

7. Strong Gravitational Lens Inversion: A Bayesian Approach
B.J. Brewer and G.F. Lewis, ApJ, 2006, 637, 608. Preprint

8. 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

9. 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)

10. 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)


Papers Submitted or In Preparation:

Getting Your Eye In: A Bayesian Analysis of Early Dismissals in Cricket
B.J. Brewer, Submitted. 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, submitted to ApJ

The Implications of the Early Formation of Life on Earth
Brendon J. Brewer, submitted to Astrobiology

A Bayesian Analysis of the Einstein Ring RXS J1131-1231
B. J. Brewer, G. F. Lewis, in preparation

Bayesian Estimation and Cricket
Brendon J. Brewer, available here

Photos

Here is a selection of photos that were taken with my beloved Canon S2 IS. This sample suffers from a selection effect: Photos are more likely to be taken and uploaded when the camera is new and exciting.

Canada Photos
Europe Photos and Blog: Now includes late Heidelberg, Potsdam and Berlin photos!

Magic

I have been learning the art of magic since August 2006, after seeing James Randi reproducing psychic surgery and bending spoons. Looking back, it's hard to see how I found that amazing, but I guess that's how magic becomes once you get experience at the kinds of methods that are used. I am interested in impromptu close up magic - mostly cards and coins, sleight of hand, that sort of thing.

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, Brian Wilson. 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