Elias Brinks

Elias Brinks earned his doctorate at Leiden University in The Netherlands with a study of the neutral hydrogen distribution in Messier 31, the Andromeda galaxy. Following his Ph.D., he spent almost 3 years as a Postdoctoral Fellow at ESO Garching and other 3 years as a Senior Research Associate at the former Royal Greenwich Observatory. He moved then to USA to take up a position as Associate Scientist at the NRAO-VLA in Socorro, New Mexico, where he worked for the better part of 6 years. He subsequently moved to “Old” Mexico, helping his Mexican colleagues to set up a Department of Astronomy at the University of Guanajuato and, as staff scientist at INAOE in Puebla, to contribute to efforts to build the Large Millimeter Telescope (LMT). Since September 2004, he is back in Europe, as Full Professor at the University of Hertfordshire. His research focuses on nearby normal and dwarf galaxies, galaxy interactions, their formation and evolution, exploiting the latest observational tools, notably those that operate at longer wavelengths, that is, the radio domain.

Biography Updated on 4 November 2008

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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Free–Floating HI Clouds in the M 81 Group
    Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, vol. 3, no. S244, 2007
  2. Tidal Debris Posing as Dark Galaxies
    Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, vol. 3, no. S244, 2007
  3. Polychromatic view of intergalactic star formation in NGC 5291
    Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 467, no. 1, pp. 93–106, 2007
  4. Dust and Atomic Gas in Dwarf Irregular Galaxies of the M81 Group: The SINGS and THINGS View
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 661, no. 1, pp. 102–114, 2007
  5. Star Formation in NGC 5194 (M51a). II. The Spatially Resolved Star Formation Law
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 671, no. 1, pp. 333–348, 2007
  6. Missing Mass in Collisional Debris from Galaxies
    Science, vol. 316, no. 5828, pp. 1166–1169, 2007
  7. The Arecibo Galaxy Environment Survey: precursor observations of the NGC 628 group
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 371, no. 4, pp. 1617–1640, 2006
  8. Spitzer Space Telescope IRAC and MIPS Observations of the Interacting Galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207: Clumpy Emission
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 642, no. 1, pp. 158–170, 2006
  9. The Nearby Damped Lya Absorber SBS 1543+593: A Large H i Envelope in a Gas-rich Galaxy Group
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 132, no. 2, pp. 478–488, 2006
  10. Observations of supershells in the interstellar medium of nearby galaxies
    Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, vol. 2, no. S237, p. 76, 2006
  11. An inventory of supershells in nearby galaxies: first results from THINGS
    Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, vol. 2, no. S237, p. 393, 2006
  12. Fine–scale structure of the neutral ISM in M81
    Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, vol. 2, no. S237, p. 394, 2006
  13. Star formation thresholds derived From THINGS
    Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, vol. 2, no. S237, p. 397, 2006
  14. Intergalactic star formation around NGC 5291
    Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, vol. 2, no. S237, p. 398, 2006
  15. VLA Imaging of the Intriguing H i Cloud HIJASS J1021+6842 in the M81 Group
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 627, no. 2, pp. L105–L108, 2005
  16. A Chandra X-ray survey of nearby dwarf starburst galaxies - I. Data reduction and results
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 358, no. 4, pp. 1423–1452, 2005
  17. A Chandra X-ray survey of nearby dwarf starburst galaxies - II. Starburst properties and outflows
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 358, no. 4, pp. 1453–1471, 2005
  18. The grazing encounter between IC 2163 and NGC 2207: pushing the limits of observational modelling
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 364, no. 1, pp. 69–90, 2005
  19. H i and CO in Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies: Haro 2 and Haro 4
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 127, no. 1, pp. 264–278, 2004
  20. High-Resolution H i Observations of the Galaxy NGC 404: A Dwarf S0 with Abundant Interstellar Gas
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 128, no. 1, pp. 89–102, 2004
  21. The Relation between Galaxy Activity and the Dynamics of Compact Groups of Galaxies
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 128, no. 1, pp. 68–88, 2004
  22. Colliding molecular clouds in head-on galaxy collisions
    Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 418, no. 2, pp. 419–428, 2004
  23. Molecular and ionized gas in the tidal tail in Stephan's Quintet
    Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 426, no. 2, pp. 471–479, 2004
  24. The ISM in nearby galaxies
    New Astronomy Reviews, vol. 48, no. 11-12, pp. 1305–1310, 2004
  25. Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 284, no. 2, pp. 627–630, 2003
  26. Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 281, no. 1/2, pp. 407–408, 2002
  27. CO Observations of the Interacting Galaxy Pair NGC 5394/95
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 123, no. 2, pp. 702–719, 2002
  28. ROSAT X-Ray Observations of the Dwarf Galaxy Holmberg II
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 571, no. 2, pp. 809–817, 2002
  29. [ITAL]HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE[/ITAL][ITAL]Hubble Space Telescope[/ITAL] Observations of Dust and Star-forming Regions in the Ocular Galaxy IC 2163 and Its Spiral Companion NGC 2207
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 121, no. 1, pp. 182–197, 2001
  30. VLA H [CSC]i[/CSC] Line Observations of the Extremely Metal-Poor Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxy SBS 0335-052
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 121, no. 3, pp. 1413–1424, 2001
  31. The Neutral Interstellar Medium of the Dwarf Irregular Galaxy DDO 47 and Its Companion
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 121, no. 6, pp. 3026–3040, 2001
  32. H i Gas in the Environment of the Seyfert Galaxies NGC 6764 and Markarian 1126
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 560, no. 1, pp. 110–118, 2001
  33. Evidence for BlowOut in the Low-Mass Dwarf Galaxy Holmberg I
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 122, no. 6, pp. 3070–3091, 2001
  34. 21-cm H I emission from the Damped Lyman-a absorber SBS 1543+593
    Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 372, no. 3, pp. 820–823, 2001
  35. Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 277, no. 1suppl, pp. 405–408, 2001
  36. [ITAL]HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE[/ITAL][ITAL]Hubble Space Telescope[/ITAL] Observations of the Interacting Galaxies NGC 2207 and IC 2163
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 120, no. 2, pp. 630–644, 2000
  37. Formation of a Tidal Dwarf Galaxy in the Interacting System Arp 245 (NGC 2992/93)
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 120, no. 3, pp. 1238–1264, 2000
  38. Study of the Interacting System NGC 6845
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 117, no. 6, pp. 2695–2708, 1999
  39. Holes and Shells in the Interstellar Medium of the Nearby Dwarf Galaxy IC 2574
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 118, no. 1, pp. 273–301, 1999
  40. The Interacting Galaxies NGC 5394/5395: A Post-Ocular Galaxy and Its Ring/Spiral Companion
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 118, no. 4, pp. 1577–1608, 1999
  41. X-Ray Emission from an Expanding Supergiant Shell in IC 2574
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 502, no. 2, pp. L143–L147, 1998
  42. Dust Spirals and Acoustic Noise in the Nucleus of the Galaxy NGC 2207
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 503, no. 2, pp. L119–L122, 1998
  43. The Absence of Diffuse Gas around the Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy Leo I
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 478, no. 2, pp. 530–535, 1997
  44. Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 248, no. 1/2, pp. 23–31, 1997
  45. Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 248, no. 1/2, pp. 9–19, 1997
  46. Warm Neutral Gas at Redshift 3.4
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 113, p. 467, 1997
  47. UGC 12732: A Disk Galaxy Lacking High-Velocity Clouds
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 113, p. 1559, 1997
  48. A Dynamical Analysis of the HII Galaxy II Zwicky 33 and Its Low Surface Brightness Companion
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 113, p. 2031, 1997
  49. Observations of the Ocular Galaxy NGC 2535 and its Starburst Companion NGC 2536
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 114, p. 2323, 1997
  50. High-Velocity H I in the Spiral Galaxy NGC 5668
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 112, p. 960, 1996
  51. A Survey of Low Surface Brightness Dwarf Galaxies to Detect H i--rich Companions
    The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, vol. 107, p. 143, 1996
  52. An H i/Optical Atlas of H II Galaxies and Their Companions
    The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, vol. 99, p. 427, 1995
  53. The Interaction between Spiral Galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207. I. Observations
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 453, p. 100, 1995
  54. The Interaction between Spiral Galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207. II. Models
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 453, p. 139, 1995
  55. Neutral hydrogen absorption in NGC 1068 and NGC 3079
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 422, p. L13, 1994
  56. Star formation thresholds in H II galaxies with H I companions
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 107, p. 971, 1994
  57. Radio continuum and far-infrared observations of low surface brightness galaxies
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 108, p. 446, 1994
  58. A survey of H II galaxies to detect H I companion objects
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 105, p. 128, 1993
  59. An H I absorption survey of M31 and M33 - The mixture of warm and cool phases in the interstellar media of spiral galaxies
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 405, p. 153, 1993
  60. New 325 MHz observations of H II galaxies - The mechanisms that shape the unusual radio spectra
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 410, p. 626, 1993
  61. Holmberg II - A laboratory for studying the violent interstellar medium
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 103, p. 1841, 1992
  62. An improved method to derive H I absorption spectra through the disks of galaxies - Application to the Sculptor Group
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 385, p. 501, 1992