Post by Pili al-Faisal on Jul 23, 2011 12:08:05 GMT -5
NAME: Pili al-Arsalaan al-Faisal
BIRTHPLACE: al-Qāhira, Ǧumhūriyyat Miṣr al-Arabiyyah (Cairo, Egypt)
BIRTHDATE: November 20th, 2371
CURRENT AGE: 20
SPECIES: Human
SEX: Female
HEIGHT: 170 cm
WEIGHT: 63 kg
HAIR COLOR: brownish-black
EYE COLOR: brown
MARITAL STATUS: single
CHILDREN: none
SIBLINGS: one elder brother, Rashid al-Arsalaan al-Faisal, currently at the rank of Lieutenant and serving as an Assistant Engineer on the U.S.S. Corpus Christi.
POSITION: Science Officer
RANK: Ensign
EDUCATION: Pili “grade-skipped” twice during her formative early educational years – once at the Kindergarten level, and again at the second grade level. In addition, during her formative latter education years, core materials were presented at an accelerated rate. The end result was a graduation from formative school three full years ahead of the “traditional” schedule, with an emphasis on physical science, and an extreme concentration in physics, specifically Solar Physics.
With that in mind, Pili was invited to work on Phase Four of the Metaphasic Shield Program under Dr. T’Pan, a premier scientist in the field of subspace morphology. Although research was still ongoing a year later, Pili had reached the minimum Age of Consent in the Federation. She had learned (and become frustrated by the fact) that the facts and figures that she and her fellow scientists used in their research was typically provided by the records taken by starship personnel that had actually been to and observed the phenomena in question. The scientists, on the other hand, were at the mercy of the records they were given, as obtaining permission to be an official observer on a starship was a lengthy and time-consuming process, and asking permission did not always warrant positive results. Therefore, Pili decided that the best way to conduct research in the field was to be in the field. Her father had to sign the consent forms; even though Pili had reached the minimum Age of Consent (16), she would have been unable to independently sign up for Starfleet Academy for another two years had she not had her father’s blessing.
While at the Academy, Pili took the standard core classes her first year; due to her young age and extreme social inexperience her experiences were confusing, baffling, and frustrating to say the least. She has a borderline genius I.Q. of 172; however, her social skills had never been developed fully due to a multitude of factors (grade-skipping, early graduation, working exclusively with scientists on the shield program project). Her demeanor, while not unfriendly, is oftentimes mistaken as icy-cold or overly formal due to the fact that she is usually very focused on the research or task at hand. She does prefer a certain degree of formality while on-duty; one of her instructors at the Academy taught in that style and she immediately gravitated toward it and what it represented.
Her work and previous schooling in the fields of physics (and other sciences) allowed her to skip some of the science classes that are normally required at the Academy. Her science schooling and experience include: Stellar and Solar Physics (the latter is her specialty), Stellar Cartography, Geophysics (Volcanology and Mineralogy), Probability Mechanics, Planetary Science, Spectroscopy, and Astrophysics. She took the basic requirements in her other classes (such as “Security”-type courses; while she is able to wield a standard-issue phaser as well as the next person, she could disassemble one and convert its constituent components into something else entirely, if needed). She ended up graduating Starfleet Academy a year early and was assigned to the U.S.S. New York at the age of nineteen; the youngest person ever to hold the role of Chief Science Officer, albeit at the rank of Ensign.
FATHER:
Name: Arsalaan al-Maaz al-Faisal
Birthplace: al-Qāhira, Ǧumhūriyyat Miṣr al-Arabiyyah (Cairo, Egypt)
Status: Deceased; killed in a terrorist attack in 2390. The responsible party is unknown and still presumably at large. He was previously a professor of Evolutionary Linguistics at Game’at Al-Azhar al-Šarīf (Al-Azhar University). Game’at Al-Azhar al-Šarīf is the oldest university in Egypt, having been founded in 975 A.D., and it is also Earth’s second-oldest institution of higher learning.
MOTHER:
Name: Sherine al-Farouk al-Faisal
Birthplace: Al Iskandariyya, Ǧumhūriyyat Miṣr al-Arabiyyah (Alexandria, Egypt)
Status: Current Speaker of the Arab Parliament.
ADDITIONAL NOTES: From a very young age, Pili had the gift known as Second Sight. Although it was encouraged by her father, as he had the gift as well, it was barely tolerated and actively discouraged by her mother. After her father was killed, her mother’s barely-concealed tolerance turned to outright disgust and Pili was told she was simply having dreams, or that she was simply making stuff up to get attention. Neither her mother nor her brother shares the talent of Second Sight. After she left home, and while she was working on the Metaphasic Shield Program project, she was encouraged to explore her gift. Despite the fact that Pili is a scientist by trade and at heart, she has also learned to keep an open mind with regards to her Second Sight. It is not something that can be called up on demand; however, when a sight does occur, it is always accurate. (Second Sight is a form of extrasensory perception; it encompasses the power to perceive things that are not present to the five senses. A person perceives information, in the form of a vision, about future events before they happen [precognition], or about things or events at remote locations [remote viewing].)
HOBBIES: Ten-Pin (bowling) and 501 (darts). Pili is still trying to attain a nine-dart finish; she’s come very close on several occasions, but it’s eluded her thus far. She also enjoys Locksport (locksport is the sport of studying and learning to defeat locking systems).
MEDICAL HISTORY: Suffered two proximal avulsion fractures on the same foot in two separate incidents in the past.
SERVICE RECORD:
- Graduated from El Alsson International School on May 27th, 2387; double-majored in Solar Physics and Planetary Science. Minored in Etymology.
- Conducted research under the tutelage of Dr. T’Pan at the Vulcan Science Academy immediately upon graduation from El Alsson International School until mid-August 2388 on Phase Four of the Metaphasic Shield Program.
- Graduated fourth in her class at Starfleet Academy on May 5th, 2391; majored in Solar Physics with a concentration in Heliophysics. Minored in Comparative Methodology.
- Signed aboard U.S.S. New York as Ensign and Chief Science Officer on July 18th, 2391.
BIRTHPLACE: al-Qāhira, Ǧumhūriyyat Miṣr al-Arabiyyah (Cairo, Egypt)
BIRTHDATE: November 20th, 2371
CURRENT AGE: 20
SPECIES: Human
SEX: Female
HEIGHT: 170 cm
WEIGHT: 63 kg
HAIR COLOR: brownish-black
EYE COLOR: brown
MARITAL STATUS: single
CHILDREN: none
SIBLINGS: one elder brother, Rashid al-Arsalaan al-Faisal, currently at the rank of Lieutenant and serving as an Assistant Engineer on the U.S.S. Corpus Christi.
POSITION: Science Officer
RANK: Ensign
EDUCATION: Pili “grade-skipped” twice during her formative early educational years – once at the Kindergarten level, and again at the second grade level. In addition, during her formative latter education years, core materials were presented at an accelerated rate. The end result was a graduation from formative school three full years ahead of the “traditional” schedule, with an emphasis on physical science, and an extreme concentration in physics, specifically Solar Physics.
With that in mind, Pili was invited to work on Phase Four of the Metaphasic Shield Program under Dr. T’Pan, a premier scientist in the field of subspace morphology. Although research was still ongoing a year later, Pili had reached the minimum Age of Consent in the Federation. She had learned (and become frustrated by the fact) that the facts and figures that she and her fellow scientists used in their research was typically provided by the records taken by starship personnel that had actually been to and observed the phenomena in question. The scientists, on the other hand, were at the mercy of the records they were given, as obtaining permission to be an official observer on a starship was a lengthy and time-consuming process, and asking permission did not always warrant positive results. Therefore, Pili decided that the best way to conduct research in the field was to be in the field. Her father had to sign the consent forms; even though Pili had reached the minimum Age of Consent (16), she would have been unable to independently sign up for Starfleet Academy for another two years had she not had her father’s blessing.
While at the Academy, Pili took the standard core classes her first year; due to her young age and extreme social inexperience her experiences were confusing, baffling, and frustrating to say the least. She has a borderline genius I.Q. of 172; however, her social skills had never been developed fully due to a multitude of factors (grade-skipping, early graduation, working exclusively with scientists on the shield program project). Her demeanor, while not unfriendly, is oftentimes mistaken as icy-cold or overly formal due to the fact that she is usually very focused on the research or task at hand. She does prefer a certain degree of formality while on-duty; one of her instructors at the Academy taught in that style and she immediately gravitated toward it and what it represented.
Her work and previous schooling in the fields of physics (and other sciences) allowed her to skip some of the science classes that are normally required at the Academy. Her science schooling and experience include: Stellar and Solar Physics (the latter is her specialty), Stellar Cartography, Geophysics (Volcanology and Mineralogy), Probability Mechanics, Planetary Science, Spectroscopy, and Astrophysics. She took the basic requirements in her other classes (such as “Security”-type courses; while she is able to wield a standard-issue phaser as well as the next person, she could disassemble one and convert its constituent components into something else entirely, if needed). She ended up graduating Starfleet Academy a year early and was assigned to the U.S.S. New York at the age of nineteen; the youngest person ever to hold the role of Chief Science Officer, albeit at the rank of Ensign.
FATHER:
Name: Arsalaan al-Maaz al-Faisal
Birthplace: al-Qāhira, Ǧumhūriyyat Miṣr al-Arabiyyah (Cairo, Egypt)
Status: Deceased; killed in a terrorist attack in 2390. The responsible party is unknown and still presumably at large. He was previously a professor of Evolutionary Linguistics at Game’at Al-Azhar al-Šarīf (Al-Azhar University). Game’at Al-Azhar al-Šarīf is the oldest university in Egypt, having been founded in 975 A.D., and it is also Earth’s second-oldest institution of higher learning.
MOTHER:
Name: Sherine al-Farouk al-Faisal
Birthplace: Al Iskandariyya, Ǧumhūriyyat Miṣr al-Arabiyyah (Alexandria, Egypt)
Status: Current Speaker of the Arab Parliament.
ADDITIONAL NOTES: From a very young age, Pili had the gift known as Second Sight. Although it was encouraged by her father, as he had the gift as well, it was barely tolerated and actively discouraged by her mother. After her father was killed, her mother’s barely-concealed tolerance turned to outright disgust and Pili was told she was simply having dreams, or that she was simply making stuff up to get attention. Neither her mother nor her brother shares the talent of Second Sight. After she left home, and while she was working on the Metaphasic Shield Program project, she was encouraged to explore her gift. Despite the fact that Pili is a scientist by trade and at heart, she has also learned to keep an open mind with regards to her Second Sight. It is not something that can be called up on demand; however, when a sight does occur, it is always accurate. (Second Sight is a form of extrasensory perception; it encompasses the power to perceive things that are not present to the five senses. A person perceives information, in the form of a vision, about future events before they happen [precognition], or about things or events at remote locations [remote viewing].)
HOBBIES: Ten-Pin (bowling) and 501 (darts). Pili is still trying to attain a nine-dart finish; she’s come very close on several occasions, but it’s eluded her thus far. She also enjoys Locksport (locksport is the sport of studying and learning to defeat locking systems).
MEDICAL HISTORY: Suffered two proximal avulsion fractures on the same foot in two separate incidents in the past.
SERVICE RECORD:
- Graduated from El Alsson International School on May 27th, 2387; double-majored in Solar Physics and Planetary Science. Minored in Etymology.
- Conducted research under the tutelage of Dr. T’Pan at the Vulcan Science Academy immediately upon graduation from El Alsson International School until mid-August 2388 on Phase Four of the Metaphasic Shield Program.
- Graduated fourth in her class at Starfleet Academy on May 5th, 2391; majored in Solar Physics with a concentration in Heliophysics. Minored in Comparative Methodology.
- Signed aboard U.S.S. New York as Ensign and Chief Science Officer on July 18th, 2391.