Leah Brahms

Doctor Leah Brahms was a member of the "Theoretical Propulsion Group" and a graduate of the Daystrom Institute of Technology.

She made major contributions to the development of the Galaxy-class's warp drive system, far beyond her official role as a junior team member.

History

Brahms attended the University of Alpha Centauri, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Subspace Physics and graduated cum laude. After graduation, she attended the University of Tomobiki where she wrote the masters' thesis "Subspace Processing Modes in Warp Propulsion Applications" and was awarded a Master of Cybernetics in Optical Technologies. Finally, she attended the Daystrom Institute of Technology where she wrote the doctoral thesis "Higher Order Warp Field Propulsion Applications" and was awarded a Doctor of Theoretical Physics.

Brahms started her career as a research assistant for the Daystrom Institute, developing protocols for measuring higher order subspace field distortions. During her tenure at the Daystrom Institute, she wrote articles that were published in the Scientific Tasmanian. She was later promoted to junior engineer and was assigned to Design Team 7 at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards; she was then promoted to team leader of this team. During her time with the design team, she was credited for improved dilithium crystal servo subsystems and a plasma resonance sampling device. Next, she was assigned to lead the Theoretical Propulsion Project, on which she was promoted to design engineer. During her time as a design engineer, she supervised the implementation of improved subspace field generators onto the Galaxy-class USS Enterprise-D and USS Yamato. After this, she was named a Starfleet Design Consultant.

Brahms became a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Daystrom Institute of Technology on Mars, where she was awarded an honorary Feynman Chair. She lived at Quayle Canals Northeast, Utopia Planitia Gardens.

Enterprise-D Inspection

Since the Enterprise-D was commissioned, Dr. Brahms learned of the field modifications Chief Engineer La Forge had made to the ship's engines. She was critical of his work, but did not reach out to him.

Finally, Starfleet Command had her go to the USS Enterprise-D to inspect his designs in 2367. Being protective of her designs, she treated LaForge with disdain, and didn't respond to his friendly overtone. Furthermore, she picked up on his over-familiar gestures and asked him about it, but he said he was just a fan of hers. She also replied she was married, which surprised him. La Forge and Brahms tried to work out their differences until she discovered the records of her hologram's somewhat romantic interactions with La Forge during his attempts to resolve an engineering-related crisis, and strongly objected to his having programmed a holographic replica of herself. She told him that she felt violated, to which La Forge expressed his indignation of her judgmental attitude. The two engineers then had to pull together when the Enterprise encountered a space-born creature whose offspring had drawn energy from it. Afterwards, they became good friends.

Later Life

In 2370, Leah Brahms was the director of the Zefram Cochrane Institute for Advanced Theoretical Physics.