Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Steven A. Michaud
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/08/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC [BRKS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC., 15 ELIZABETH DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Critical Components Group
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CHELMSFORD, MA 01824		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 60,437
D
 
Common Stock 2,042
I
By managed account (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 01/26/2006(2) 10/26/2012 Common Stock 10,000 $ 13.03 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 10/20/2001(3) 10/20/2010 Common Stock 5,550 $ 23.32 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 02/21/2002(4) 02/21/2011 Common Stock 3,885 $ 24.99 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 02/20/2003(5) 02/20/2012 Common Stock 5,550 $ 18.11 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 04/28/2005(6) 04/28/2014 Common Stock 9,990 $ 17.34 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Steven A. Michaud
C/O BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC.
15 ELIZABETH DRIVE
CHELMSFORD, MA 01824		       SVP, Critical Components Group  

Signatures

/s/ Thomas S. Grilk, attorney-in-fact for Steven A. Michaud 02/19/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These shares are held by the reporting person's 401K Plan.
(2) The option becomes exercisable in sixteen equal quarterly installments (of 625 shares each) beginning January 26, 2006.
(3) The option became exercisable according to the following schedule: 1,388 shares on October 20, 2001; 1,388 shares on October 20, 2002; 1,387 shares on October 20, 2003; and 1,387 shares on October 20, 2004.
(4) The option became exercisable according to the following schedule: 972 shares on February 21, 2002; 971 shares on February 21, 2003; 971 shares on February 21, 2004; and 971 shares on February 21, 2005.
(5) The option became exercisable according to the following schedule: 1,388 shares on February 20, 2003; 1,388 shares on February 20, 2004; 1,387 shares on February 20, 2005; and 1,387 shares on February 20, 2006.
(6) The option becomes exercisable according to the following schedule: 2,498 shares on April 28, 2005; 2,498 shares on April 28, 2006; 2,497 shares on April 28, 2007; and 2,497 shares on April 28, 2008.

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