Andre Bormanis received a B.S. in Physics from the University of Arizona in 1981, and an M.A. in Science, Technology, and Public Policy from the George Washington University in 1994. He was a writer / producer for the Star Trek: Enterprise television series, and science consultant for Star Trek: Voyager , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and the Star Trek: The Next Generation feature film series. He was also a writer and producer for the CBS / Paramount television series Threshold.

Bormanis has written stories and teleplays for both Star Trek: Enterprise and Star Trek: Voyager , is the author of a book, Star Trek Science Logs , published by Pocket Books in February 1998, and a contributor to another book, New Worlds, New Civilizations, also published by Pocket Books. Mr. Bormanis also serves as a consultant to The Planetary Society, the world's largest non-profit space education organization, based in Pasadena, California.

In August, 1991, Mr. Bormanis was awarded a NASA Space Grant Fellowship to conduct research for the Space Policy Institute of the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He is co-author, with the Institute's director, Dr. John Logsdon, of "Emerging Policy Issues for Long-Term Human Space Exploration: Background Paper" and co-editor, also with John Logsdon, of Conference Proceedings: Emerging Policy Issues for Long-Term Human Space Exploration , both published in December, 1992, by the Space Policy Institute. Mr. Bormanis has also written astronomy and space science articles for Ad Astra, The Colorado Plateau Journal, The Journal of Materials, The Planetary Report, Sky & Telescope, SkyWatch '99, SkyWatch 2001, Space News, and Mercury magazine.

Prior to his affiliation with the Space Policy Institute, Mr. Bormanis worked in the microcomputer software field as a teacher, writer, and developer. He helped design, develop, and write the text for Discover Space, an astronomy and space science educational personal computer program published by Broderbund Software. He has taught college courses in physics, math, and microcomputer applications, and written classroom workbooks and teacher manuals on a variety of microcomputer programs.

Mr. Bormanis is also a classically-trained pianist and an avid photographer; his astronomical photographs have been published in the magazines Sky & Telescope, Astronomy, and Questar Observations. A number of his photographs are also featured in the “Space” screen-saver program published by Copernicus software.

Books:

Star Trek Science Logs , Pocket Books, February, 1998

New Worlds, New Civilizations (contributer), Pocket Books, November 1999

Journal and Magazine Articles:

Co-author, with Royce Dalby, Cynthia Womak, and Brian Callahan, "Emerging Policy Issues for Long-Duration Human Space Exploration: Background Paper" published December, 1992, by the Space Policy Institute.

Co-editor, with John Logsdon, "Emerging Policy Issues for Long- Duration Human Space Exploration: Conference Proceedings," published December, 1992, by the Space Policy Institute.

"Rocks of Ages Past," Ad Astra, November / December 1992.

"By Jove! Galileo's Finds Were Jupiter's Loves," Ad Astra, January / February 1993.

"A Mammoth Maksutov in Arizona," Sky & Telescope, December 1995.

Co-author, with John Logsdon, "A Program in Transition: Policy and Historical Aspects of U.S. Planetary Exploration," 1994, Space Policy Institute.

"Needed: Materials for 24th Century Starships -- Considering the Materials Demands of the Star Trek Universe," Journal of Materials, June 1996.

“The West That Never Was,” Tranquility, The Magazine of Environmental and Space Exploration, Spring, 1997.

“The Romance of Hyakutake and Hale Bopp,” Mercury Magazine , July / August, 1997.

“A Quality of Seeing: Astronomy on the Colorado Plateau,” The Colorado Plateau Journal, Summer 1998.

“An Explorer's Guide to Mars,” Educational Poster, published November 1998 by The Planetary Society.

“Planetary Rings, Endless Allure,” The Planetary Report, November / December, 1998.

“From Sumer to Star Trek, The History of Star Names,” SkyWatch '99 , January, 1999.

“Faster Than A Speeding Photon: Warp Drive, Transwarp, and the Quantum Slipstream,” Star Trek: The Magazine, October, 1999.

“Making Sense of Sensors,” Star Trek: The Magazine

“The Best Defense: Federation Weapons and Tactical Systems,” Star Trek: The Magazine

“The Borg and Biotechnology,” Star Trek: The Magazine, December, 1999

“ Star Trek Medical Diagnosis,” Star Trek: The Magazine, March, 2000.

“ Star Trek Medical Treatment,” Star Trek: The Magazine, April, 2000.

“Life on the Rocks: Silicon Life Forms,” Star Trek: The Magazine

“Time Travel: Real Science or Mere Fiction?,” Star Trek Communicator , February / March 2000.

“Data, Der Kluge Androide,” Die Zeitschrift Der Neuen Zurcher Zeitung , June 2000.

“What Might Have Been: The Mars Polar Lander and Mars Climate Orbiter Losses,” The Planetary Report, July / August, 2000.

“Who's Doing Astronomy? You'd Be Surprised,” SkyWatch 2001 , August, 2000.