Changes: Chief science officer

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This article is about the senior staff position. For information about general scientists in Starfleet, see Starfleet sciences division personnel.

The science officer was the senior staff member aboard a starship or starbase with the broad responsibility of coordinating the science department of the post. (TOS: "Balance of Terror")

Science officer was a standard position aboard space vessels. Starfleet, Arkonian, Klingon, Romulan, and Vulcan vessels all operated with science officers. (ENT: "Dawn", "Impulse"; TOS: "Day of the Dove"; TNG: "The Next Phase"; DS9: "Soldiers of the Empire") In the Vulcan High Command, the science officer was assisted by a deputy science officer. (ENT: "Impulse") In Starfleet, several junior science officers assisted the science officer. (VOY: "Flashback")

In 2270, James T. Kirk considered Commander Spock to be the best science officer in Starfleet. (TAS: "The Jihad")

On a starship, science officer duties could be assumed as part of a senior officer's other duties. For example, Data served as both science officer and operations manager on the USS Enterprise-D and Spock served as both science officer and first officer on the USS Enterprise.

Responsibilities

Science officers were responsible for observing and theorizing explanations for strange or seemingly unexplainable circumstances. (TOS: "The Savage Curtain") In the 22nd and 23rd centuries, the science officer was responsible for sensor readings. (TOS: "Spectre of the Gun")

A general survey party required the direction of the science officer. (TOS: "The Ultimate Computer") In a medical emergency, the findings of the science officer were heavily relied upon. (ENT: "Observer Effect")

The science officer was required to keep sufficient data. (TOS: "The Immunity Syndrome") They were also required to supply the commanding officer with all reports, observations, and speculations that might have affected the safety of their vessel. (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before")

According to Jadzia Dax, it was a science officer's job to always have a "better idea." (DS9: "Paradise")

List of science officers

Adislo, Hars - 2375 (Star Trek: Insurrection)
Chu'lak - Deep Space 9, 2375 (DS9: "Field of Fire")
Data - USS Enterprise-D, 2364 (TNG: "We'll Always Have Paris")

Data was the operations officer of the Enterprise-D and was only referred to as "science officer" once. It is likely that he was acting in that position, as Swenson was later mentioned to be the science officer.

Dax, Jadzia
- Deep Space 9, 2369-2374 (DS9: "Emissary", "Tears of the Prophets")
- IKS Rotarran, 2373 (DS9: "Soldiers of the Empire")
Decker, Willard - USS Enterprise, 2270s (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
Frazier, Riley - USS Roosevelt, 2365-2366 (VOY: "Unity")
Kustanovich - USS Livingston, 2350s (DS9: "Invasive Procedures")
Janeway, Kathryn - USS Al-Batani, 2360s (VOY: "Caretaker")
Mara - Klingon battle cruiser, 2268 (TOS: "Day of the Dove")
Masada - USS Constellation, 2267 (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine")
Mirok - Romulan science vessel, 2368 (TNG: "The Next Phase")
Sonak - USS Enterprise, 2270s (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
Spock - USS Enterprise, 2250s-2270; 2270s (TOS: "The Cage"; Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
Swenson - USS Enterprise-D, 2364 (TNG: "Skin of Evil")
Syvar - 2372 (DS9: "Shakaar")
Taitt - USS Enterprise-D, 2370 (TNG: "Descent, Part II")
T'Pol - Enterprise, 2151-2161 (ENT: "Broken Bow", "These Are the Voyages...")
Tuvok - USS Excelsior, 2293 (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; VOY: "Flashback")
Valtane, Dmitri - USS Excelsior, 2293 (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; VOY: "Flashback")
Vanderweg, Greta - Deep Space 9, 2375 (DS9: "Field of Fire")
Wildman, Samantha - USS Voyager, 2371 (VOY: "Elogium")

In 2368, Captain Jean-Luc Picard honorably made Jay Gordon Graas an acting science officer during a ship-wide emergency. (TNG: "Disaster") In 2369, acting Captain Beverly Crusher briefly assigned Ensign Taitt as the science officer aboard the bridge. (TNG: "Descent")

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 : ''This article is about the senior staff position. For information about general scientists in Starfleet, see [[Starfleet sciences division personnel]].''
-The '''Science officer''' is the [[senior staff]] member aboard a [[starship]] or [[starbase]] with the broad responsibility of coordinating the [[science department]] of the post. ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}})
+The '''science officer''' was the [[senior staff]] member aboard a [[starship]] or [[starbase]] with the broad responsibility of coordinating the [[science department]] of the post. ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}})
-Science officers was a standard position aboard [[starship|space vessels]]. [[Starfleet]], [[Arkonian]], [[Klingon]], [[Romulan]], and [[Vulcan]] vessels operated with science officers. ({{ENT|Dawn|Impulse}}; {{TNG|The Next Phase}}; {{DS9|Soldiers of the Empire}}) In the [[Vulcan High Command]], the science officer is assisted by a [[deputy science officer]]. ({{ENT|Impulse}}) In Starfleet, several [[junior science officer]]s assisted the science officer. ({{VOY|Flashback}})
+Science officer was a standard position aboard [[starship|space vessels]]. [[Starfleet]], [[Arkonian]], [[Klingon]], [[Romulan]], and [[Vulcan]] vessels all operated with science officers. ({{ENT|Dawn|Impulse}}; {{TOS|Day of the Dove}}; {{TNG|The Next Phase}}; {{DS9|Soldiers of the Empire}}) In the [[Vulcan High Command]], the science officer was assisted by a [[deputy science officer]]. ({{ENT|Impulse}}) In Starfleet, several [[junior science officer]]s assisted the science officer. ({{VOY|Flashback}})
 In [[2270]], [[James T. Kirk]] considered [[Commander]] [[Spock]] to be the best science officer in Starfleet. ({{TAS|The Jihad}})
+On a starship, science officer duties could be assumed as part of a senior officer's other duties. For example, [[Data]] served as both science officer and [[operations manager]] on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} and Spock served as both science officer and [[first officer]] on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}.
 ==Responsibilities==
-Science officers are responsible for observing and theorizing explanations for strange or seemingly unexplainable circumstances. ({{TOS|The Savage Curtain}}) In the [[22nd century|22nd]] and [[23rd century|23rd centuries]], the science officer was responsible for [[sensor]] readings. ({{TOS|Spectre of the Gun}})
+Science officers were responsible for observing and theorizing explanations for strange or seemingly unexplainable circumstances. ({{TOS|The Savage Curtain}}) In the [[22nd century|22nd]] and [[23rd century|23rd centuries]], the science officer was responsible for [[sensor]] readings. ({{TOS|Spectre of the Gun}})
-A general survey [[away team|party]] requires the direction of the science officer. ({{TOS|The Ultimate Computer}}) In a medical emergency, the findings of the science officer are heavily relied upon. ({{ENT|Observer Effect}})
+A general survey [[away team|party]] required the direction of the science officer. ({{TOS|The Ultimate Computer}}) In a medical emergency, the findings of the science officer were heavily relied upon. ({{ENT|Observer Effect}})
-The science officer is required to keep sufficient data. ({{TOS|The Immunity Syndrome}}) They are also required to supply the [[commanding officer]] with all reports, observations, and speculations that might effect the safety of their vessell. ({{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}})
+The science officer was required to keep sufficient data. ({{TOS|The Immunity Syndrome}}) They were also required to supply the [[commanding officer]] with all reports, observations, and speculations that might have affected the safety of their vessel. ({{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}})
 According to [[Jadzia Dax]], it was a science officer's job to always have a "better idea." ({{DS9|Paradise}})
-==List of Science Officers==
+==List of science officers==
 * [[Hars Adislo|Adislo, Hars]] - [[2375]] ({{film|9}})
 * [[Chu'lak]] - [[Deep Space 9]], 2375 ({{DS9|Field of Fire}})
-* [[Data]] - [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS ''Enterprise''-D]], [[2364]] ({{TNG|We'll Always Have Paris}})
+* [[Data]] - {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, [[2364]] ({{TNG|We'll Always Have Paris}})
+{{bginfo|Data was the [[operations officer]] of the ''Enterprise''-D and was only referred to as "science officer" once. It is likely that he was acting in that position, as Swenson was later mentioned to be the science officer.}}
 * [[Jadzia Dax|Dax, Jadzia]]
 ** Deep Space 9, [[2369]]-[[2374]] ({{DS9|Emissary|Tears of the Prophets}})
-** [[IKS Rotarran|IKS ''Rotarran'']], [[2373]] ({{DS9|Soldiers of the Empire}})
+** {{IKS|Rotarran}}, [[2373]] ({{DS9|Soldiers of the Empire}})
-* [[Willard Decker|Decker, Willard]] - [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']], [[2273]] ({{film|1}})
+* [[Willard Decker|Decker, Willard]] - {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, [[2270s]] ({{film|1}})
-* [[Riley Frazier|Frazier, Riley]] - [[USS Roosevelt|USS ''Roosevelt'']], [[2365]]-[[2366]]
+* [[Riley Frazier|Frazier, Riley]] - {{USS|Roosevelt}}, [[2365]]-[[2366]] ({{VOY|Unity}})
-* [[Kustanovich]] - [[USS Livingston|USS ''Livingston'']], [[2350s]] ({{DS9|Invasive Procedures}})
+* [[Kustanovich]] - {{USS|Livingston}}, [[2350s]] ({{DS9|Invasive Procedures}})
-* [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway, Kathryn]] - [[USS Al-Batani|USS ''Al-Batani'']], [[2360s]] ({{VOY|Caretaker}})
+* [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway, Kathryn]] - {{USS|Al-Batani}}, [[2360s]] ({{VOY|Caretaker}})
 * [[Mara]] - [[Kang's battle cruiser (2268)|Klingon battle cruiser]], [[2268]] ({{TOS|Day of the Dove}})
-* [[Masada]] - [[USS Constellation|USS ''Constellation'']], [[2267]] ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}})
+* [[Masada]] - {{USS|Constellation|NCC-1017}}, [[2267]] ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}})
-* [[Mirok]] - Romulan warbird, [[2368]] ({{TNG|The Next Phase}})
+* [[Mirok]] - [[Romulan science vessel]], [[2368]] ({{TNG|The Next Phase}})
-* [[Sonak]] - USS ''Enterprise'', 2273 ({{film|1}})
+* [[Sonak]] - USS ''Enterprise'', 2270s ({{film|1}})
-* [[Spock]] - USS ''Enterprise'', [[2250s]]-2270; 2273 ({{TOS|The Cage}}; {{film|1}})
+* [[Spock]] - USS ''Enterprise'', [[2250s]]-2270; 2270s ({{TOS|The Cage}}; {{film|1}})
 * [[Swenson]] - USS ''Enterprise''-D, 2364 ({{TNG|Skin of Evil}})
-* [[Syvar]] - [[USS Garuda|USS ''Garuda'']], [[2372]] ({{DS9|Shakaar}})
+* [[Syvar]] - [[2372]] ({{DS9|Shakaar}})
+* [[Taitt]] - USS ''Enterprise''-D, 2370 ({{TNG|Descent, Part II}})
 * [[T'Pol]] - [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']], [[2151]]-[[2161]] ({{ENT|Broken Bow|These Are the Voyages...}})
-* [[Dmitri Valtane|Valtane, Dmitri]] - [[USS Excelsior|USS ''Excelsior'']], [[2293]] ({{film|6}}; {{VOY|Flashback}})
+* [[Tuvok]] - {{USS|Excelsior}}, [[2293]] ({{film|6}}; {{VOY|Flashback}})
+* [[Dmitri Valtane|Valtane, Dmitri]] - {{USS|Excelsior}}, [[2293]] ({{film|6}}; {{VOY|Flashback}})
 * [[Greta Vanderweg|Vanderweg, Greta]] - Deep Space 9, 2375 ({{DS9|Field of Fire}})
+* [[Samantha Wildman|Wildman, Samantha]] - {{USS|Voyager}}, 2371 ({{VOY|Elogium}})
-In 2368, [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] honorably made [[Jay Gordon Graas]] an acting science officer during a shipwide emergency. ({{TNG|Disaster}}) In 2369, acting Captain [[Beverly Crusher]] briefly assigned [[Ensign]] [[Taitt]] as the science officer aboard the bridge. ({{TNG|Descent}})
+In 2368, [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] honorably made [[Jay Gordon Graas]] an acting science officer during a ship-wide emergency. ({{TNG|Disaster}}) In 2369, acting Captain [[Beverly Crusher]] briefly assigned [[Ensign]] [[Taitt]] as the science officer aboard the bridge. ({{TNG|Descent}})
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