Dr. Nathaniel Brooks

Biography

Dr. Nathaniel Brooks is an astrophysicist and science communicator based in Chicago with over 14 years of research experience in cosmology, galaxy formation, and observational astronomy. He holds a PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Chicago and has conducted research using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), and ground-based observatories around the globe. Dr. Brooks is an associate research scientist at a major Midwest research institution and has contributed to publications in The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. A passionate advocate for science outreach, he contributes regularly to astronomy and science Q&A forums, helping the public understand the universe from black holes and dark matter to stargazing basics and telescope selection.