André Bormanis
| André Bormanis | |
|---|---|
 André Bormanis at Deepcon 11 in 2010 | |
| Born |
February 13, 1959 Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupation | Television writer and producer |
| Nationality | Latvian / German |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Education |
Physics (B.S.) Science, Technology, and Public Policy (M.A.) |
| Alma mater |
University of Arizona George Washington University |
Andre Bormanis is an American television producer, screenwriter, and author of the book Star Trek: Science Logs. Bormanis is most notable for his involvement in the long-running Star Trek franchise, and was the science consultant on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise. He also wrote a number of episodes of the Star Trek : Voyager series and became a writer and producer on the Enterprise series, as well as acting as science/technical advisor on two of the Next Generation films.
He was also a writer and producer of the CBS science fiction drama Threshold; the CBS drama series Eleventh Hour; a writer for Tron: Uprising; and the director of scientific research for Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey.
Television and film career
Star Trek
Bormanis became the science consultant for Star Trek: The Next Generation and went on to work in that capacity for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager.[1] In his role he acted as an advisor for the screenwriters, in order to ensure that the correct scientific principles are included in the episodes.[2] Whilst working on Voyager, he co-wrote the episode "Nightingale". He has also been a writer of several episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise, such as "Silent Enemy", "Extinction", and "The Communicator".[3] He has since written the book Star Trek: Science Logs.[1]
Other work
Following his work on Enterprise, he joined fellow Star Trek alumni Brannon Braga on his new series Threshold on CBS. It was cancelled after thirteen episodes.[4]
He has set up a production company called Sky by Night Productions. His most recent work has been writing for the animated television series Tron: Uprising.[5]
As of 2015, he is also a member of the board of advisers for the Hollywood Science Fiction Museum.
Personal life
Bormanis received a degree in physics from the University of Arizona in 1981. In 1994, following a NASA Space Grant Fellowship from the District of Columbia Space Grant Consortium, he gained a Master's degree in science, technology and public policy from George Washington University. In addition to his television work, he has worked as a consultant to the San Juan Institute and the Planetary Society in Pasadena, California.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Bormanis, Andre". Star Trek.com. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Interviews | Andre Bormanis | What Do You Do, Then?". BBC Cult. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ↑ Nogueira, Salvador (November 12, 2002). "Andre Bormanis". TrekNation. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Star Trek Science Consultant / Producer Andre Bormanis Speaks to SebRT.com". Seb's Web Archive. May 1, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Andre Bormanis". Sky by Night Productions. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
External links
- Andre Bormanis at the Internet Movie Database
- André Bormanis at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Sky by Night Productions website