Science officers were responsible for participating in scientific tasks and research aboard starships and stations. They were overseen by a chief science officer.
Duties and functions[]
Science officers aided the chief science officer in all scientific missions performed by the starship or station. However, not all Starfleet vessels were assigned science officers. In those cases, science duties were delegated to the chief operations officer. Scientific research starships, however, had large science departments comprised of many science officers. Vessels tasked with exploration mission also had large numbers of since officers assigned to the starship.
Ranks[]
Science Officers usually hold the rank of Lieutenant on a small ship but for much bigger ships they would hold the rank of lieutenant commander, commander and some times captain
Known Science officers[]
- Spock - USS Enterprise, USS Enterprise-A
- Neela Darren - USS Enterprise-D
- Jadzia Dax - Deep Space 9
- Soleta - USS Excalibur, USS Excalibur-A
- Alec Parker - USS Enterprise-D, USS Voyager, USS Enterprise-E
- Tolly Gerard - USS Pioneer
- T'Ral - USS Pioneer
- Birail Riyannis - USS Bajor
- Jason Mitchell - Deep Space 12
- T'Lenn - USS Invincible
- Lieutenant Commander Tem Inasi - USS Enterprise-E
- Lieutenant Commander Everett Jackson - USS Marvel
External links[]
- Science officer article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Science officer article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
- Science officer article at Star Trek Expanded Universe.