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[Ingenious]

Name: Okonkwo Mbanefo

Age: 62

Previous Occupation: Research Supervisor, Ames Research Station. Previously, Associate Professor of Physics at Boulder, a private research university on Planet Denver. Lab Assistant on Atka Station.

Favorite Beverage: Gin and tonic

Background: My name is Okonkwo Mbanefo and I have been an active member of the scientific community for upwards of forty years. I was born on Planet Denver. From an early age, I felt a love and passion for science which was not overshadowed by political developments during my youth such as the Nomad War. Though my recollection of the time is fuzzy, I recall being encouraged by my parents to study hard in school. I didn't like my history classes much, but math and physics were a cinch. As such, I quickly rose to the top of class rankings, and received my undergraduate degree in physics, magna cum laude, from Boulder University. I then entered Boulder's combined doctorate program, which was more competitive, but still not that challenging, and my passion for science continued to increase. Several of my professors acted as my mentors, especially as my knowledge of physics quickly grew beyond my parents' understanding.

Having received my Ph.D., I sought postdoctorate work, and received a fairly unimpressive post at Atka Research Station, working for Cryer. These were undoubtedly some of the dullest months of my life. I'm not a chemist, really. I quickly grew bored working for a large corporation, and drew desperately upon my connections at Boulder to obtain an interview for a professorship position there. Though my inexperience was subject to scrutiny by the faculty, my name was familiar among the professors, and I soon received an appointment as Associate Professor of Physics. I would serve in this position for fourteen years, conducting research on assorted topics in biomedical physics and preparing a series of undergraduate lectures. It was during this period of my life that I met the woman who would be my wife, also a professor at Boulder.

At some point, however, the priorities of Boulder shifted, and it was time to move on to a new stage of my life. I decided to take a low-paying post of high intellectual value to myself on Ames Research Station. Anomalies within gaseous bodies were a research topic which had been stuck in the back of my mind for a long time. So I pursued it; my family and I boarded a shuttle to the Kepler system, where we would make our new home. I learned a lot on that station, sipping a gin and tonic in the bar, listening to the regulars talk to each other. Sometimes I would take a late but desperately needed break from my work. I'd order a drink, and strike up a conversation with whomever I happened to run across. I learned much from the Zoners; I learned much from the Xenos. And I made sure my children partook in this discourse as well. As they grew older, the three of them also learned much from the various ideologies floating about in the air. I cannot say whether the net effect was positive. I am proud, however, of my eldest son, who obtained a connection and one day packed his bags to become an electrician on Freeport 9 -- all the way in Omicron Theta!

Now that my children are grown up, I want to travel and see the sights. But I will never stop asking questions. My wife intends to take over my work on Ames while I take an extended leave of absence. I feel like the Gas Miners Guild is the right place for me, where I can ask my questions, and hopefully give some meaningful answers.

Division Choice(s): R&D

Reason(s) for choosing to join GMG|: The Gas Miners Guild is an old and respected organization. Her ties to Kishiro give access to advanced technology for the purpose of research which would not otherwise be available to me. Furthermore, I am interested in anomalous gaseous phenomena, which is of value to the GMG.

Reason(s) for choosing to join the division(s) you picked? The main way energy is stored for supply and distribution across solar systems is in gas. The GMG supplies much of this gas. Due to the large scale use of this product, there is much to be gained from optimizing the physical processes involved in day-to-day operations. Furthermore, several phenomena lead me to believe that active research regarding gaseous dynamics is still possible, given experimental data which does not agree at all with traditional statistical distributions long accepted as fact. Take for instance the anomalous formation and behavior of some gaseous bodies such as methane giants Cerebus and Hades or the hydrogen saturating the Rishiri System. I would like to conduct research regarding these phenomena, both for the sake of inquiry and toward the chance that there are more resources for the GMG to harness.

**\\OOC//**
Have you ever been sanctioned before? If yes, what for? Quite a few times, for many reasons. Most recently, a ship of mine was deleted for behavior in Connecticut.

Previous RP Experience:
The Brotherhood: dishonorable discharge due to sanction in 2008
Co-leader of Collectors junker faction: created and disbanded 2011. Can ask for recommendation from Junkers Congress upon request.
Bretonia Armed Forces: Ensign rank, fought in Rheinland conflict. resignation due to RL circumstances.

Current Server Faction(s):
None

Please rate what you consider your RP skills to be, on a scale of 1-10: 7
Do you agree to never at any point go OOC in system chat? (Local may be used in emergencies e.g. having to leave in the middle of a fight) Yes
If you fail to abide by the following rules, do you agree to lose the GMG| tag? Yes