For a complete list see my CV and publications list.
*member of my research group
Refereed Publications:
2024:
Silverman, M. Shields, A.L., Howard, J. N., Venkatesan, V., Whitfield, K. RisPublications ing Stargirls: Benefits of a Creative Arts-Based Approach to Astronomy Education for Middle-School Girls from Underrepresented Groups, in review.
Lobo, A., Shields, A.L. (2024) Climate Regimes Across the Habitable Zone: a Publications Comparison of Synchronous Rocky M- and K-dwarf Planets, ApJ, 972, 71. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad58bb
Venkatesan, V., Shields, A.L., Deitrick, R. The Radiative Effects of Carbon on the Climate Stability of Extrasolar Planets. Astrobiology, in press.
2023:
Lobo, A.*, Shields, A. L., Palubski, I., Wolf, E.T. (2023) Terminator Habitability: the Case for Limited Water Availability on M-dwarf Planets, ApJ, 945, 161.
Kossakowski, D., Kürster M., Trifonov, T., Henning, Th., Kemmer, J., Callabero, J.A., Burn, R., Sabotta, S. Crouse, J.S., Fauchez, T.J., Nagel, E., Kaminski, A., Herrero, E., Rodríguez, E., González,-Álvarez E., Quirrenbach, A., Amado, P.J., Ribas, I., Reiners, A., Aceituno, J., Béjar, V.J.S., Baroch D., Bastelberger, S.T., Chaturvedi, P., Cifuentes, C., Dreizler, S., Jeffers, S.V., Kopparapu, R., Lafarga, M., López-González, M.J., Martín-Ruiz, S., Montes, D., Morales, J.C., Pallé, E., Pavlov, A., Schlecker, M., Schöfer, P., Schweitzer, A., Shan, Y., Shields, A., Stock, S., Wolf, E., Zapatero Osorio, M.R., and Zechmeister, M. (2023) The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs Wolf 1069 b: Earth-mass planet in the habitable zone of a nearby, very low-mass star, Astronomy & Astrophysics.
2022:
Haqq-Misra, J., Wolf, E.T., Fauchez, T.J., Shields, A.L., and Kopparapu, R.K. (2022) The Sparse Atmospheric Model Sampling Analysis (SAMOSA) Intercomparison: Motivations and Protocol Version 1.0: A CUISINES Model Intercomparison Project, Planet. Sci. J., 3, 260.
2020:
Rushby, A.*, Shields, A. L., Wolf, E. T., Lague, M., and Burgasser, A. (2020) The Effect of Land Albedo on the Climate of Land-dominated Planets in the TRAPPIST-1 System, ApJ, 904, 124.
Palubski, I.*, Shields, A. L., and Deitrick, R. (2020) Habitability and Water Loss Limits on Eccentric Planets Orbiting Main-sequence Stars, ApJ, 890, 30.
2019:
Shields, A. L., Bitz, C.M. and Palubski, I.* (2019) Energy Budgets for Terrestrial Extrasolar Planets, ApJL, 884, 2.
Rushby, A.*, Shields, A. L., and Joshi, M. (2019) The Effect of Land Fraction and Host Star Spectral Energy Distribution on the Planetary Albedo of Terrestrial Worlds, ApJ, 887, 29.
2018:
Shields, A.L., Carns, R.C., (2018) Hydrohalite Salt-albedo Feedback Could Cool M-dwarf Planets, ApJ, 867,1.
2017:
Wolf, E.T., Shields, A. L., Kopparapu, R. K., Haqq-Misra, J., Toon, O. B. (2017) Constraints on Climate and Habitability for Earth-like Exoplanets Determined from a General Circulation Model, ApJ, 837, 2.
2016:
Shields, A. L., Barnes, R., Agol, E., Charnay, B., Bitz, C. M., Meadows, V. S.(2016) The Effect of Orbital Configuration on the Possible Climates and Habitability of Kepler-62f, Astrobiology, 16, 6.
2014:
Shields, A. L., Bitz, C. M., Meadows, V. S., Joshi, M. M., Robinson, T. D. (2014) Spectrum- driven Planetary Deglaciation Due to Increases in Stellar Luminosity, AspJL, 785, 9.
2013:
Shields, A. L., Meadows, V. S., Bitz, C. M., Pierrehumbert, R. T., Joshi, M. M., Robinson, T. D. (2013) The Effect of Host Star Spectral Energy Distribution and Ice-Albedo Feedback on the Climate of Extrasolar Planets, Astrobiology, 13, 8.
2011:
Cowan, N. B., Robinson, T., Livengood, T. A., Deming, D., Agol, E., A’Hearn, M. F., Charbonneau, D., Lisse, C. M., Meadows, V. S., Seager, S., Shields, A. L., Wellnitz, D. D. (2011) Rotational Variability of Earth’s Polar Regions: Implications for Detecting Snowball Planets, ApJ, 731, 76.
1998:
Former name: Aomawa L. Baker
Hunter, D. A., Elmegreen, B. G., Baker, A. L. The Relationship between Gas, Stars, and Star Formation in Irregular Galaxies: A Test of Simple Models, ApJ, 493, 595.
Invited Reviews
2019:
Shields, A. L. (2019) The Climates of Other Worlds: A Review of the Emerging Field of Exoplanet Climatology, ApJS, 243, 2.
2016:
Shields, A. L., Ballard, S., Johnson, J. (2016) The Habitability of Planets Orbiting M-dwarf Stars, Physics Reports, 663:1-38.
Other Publications:
2021:
Shields, A. L. (2021) A Professor Describes How She Found Her Voice to Speak Truth About Systemic Racism and Exclusion (Opinion), Inside Higher Ed, March 5, 2021.
Shields, A. L. (2021) Remaining Publicly Silent in the Face of Overtly Racist and Exclusionary Attitudes has a Cost, Inside Higher Ed, February 19, 2021.
2019:
Palubski, I.* and Shields, A. (2019) Red-dwarf Habitability Recipe, August issue of Sky and Telescope, Vol. 138, Issue 2, pg. 34-40.
2011:
Poem “Nefertiti with a Calculator” in Bricolage, Issue 28, 2011.
2006:
Essay “Universe: The Sequel.” in She’s Such a Geek: Women Write About Science, Technology & Other Nerdy Stuff, Seal Press, 2006