Scientific Research Teams
Scientific Research Teams bring science directly to the chapter level, giving STARFLEET members a way to explore, share, and participate in science together.
Explore Together
Science at the Chapter Level
A Scientific Research Team is the smallest unit within STARFLEET Sciences, giving members the freedom to pursue the scientific subjects and activities that interest them.
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Explore & Participate
Design projects, missions, experiments, and activities around the scientific interests of your team. An SRT can pursue one shared project or several different interests at the same time.
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Share & Connect
Share discoveries, activities, and experiences with other members of STARFLEET Sciences through our community spaces and Event Horizon.
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Make It Your Own
Your team can be as individual as your chapter. Choose the subjects you want to explore, create projects around your interests, and develop your own team nickname, motto, and logo.
Get Involved
How Do I Participate?
Establishing a Scientific Research Team requires four things.
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STARFLEET Membership
Team members must be members of STARFLEET International.
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Sciences Membership
Participants must also be members of STARFLEET Sciences.
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SRT Application
Complete the Scientific Research Team application form to establish your team.
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Command Approval
Your chapter Commanding Officer must approve the establishment of the SRT.
Team Structure
An SRT can range in size from a single member to the entire chapter. Each team is led by a Lead Researcher (LR). A Lead Research Assistant (LRA) may also be selected, but is not required.
Team Designation
Each SRT receives a unique designation based on its vessel’s NCC number. A team aboard NCC-4321, for example, is designated SRT-4321. Teams are encouraged to create their own nicknames, mottos, and logos.
Reporting
Reporting can vary depending on what your SRT is doing. Ideally, the Lead Researcher or Lead Research Assistant will report on overall team activity, while individual members may also report on their own science projects.
Your Team, Your Interests
What Can an SRT Do?
The SRT Program puts your team in charge of designing its own projects, missions, and experiments. Current teams explore interests including agriculture, ornithology, geology, photography, astronomy, lapidary arts, bird watching, botany, and more.
Teams can run several projects at once, and every member does not have to participate in every project. A project can be limited in duration or become an ongoing area of research. If there’s science involved in something your members already enjoy, you may already have the beginnings of an SRT project.
Build Your Team
SRT Readiness Program
The SRT Readiness Program recognizes teams that have established an active foundation for scientific participation within STARFLEET Sciences.
To earn the SRT Readiness Certificate:
- The Lead Researcher completes all three Sciences Intro Training Programs: Planetary, Space, and Technical.
- The team creates and launches at least two projects, either limited-duration activities or ongoing research.
- The Lead Researcher or Lead Research Assistant shares a total of four reports through Sciences social media and/or articles in Event Horizon about the team’s projects and activities.
- The team creates its own logo.
- The team creates its own motto.
Share Your Science
Connect with STARFLEET Sciences
Scientific Research Teams are encouraged to share their projects, discoveries, and activities with the wider Sciences community. Teams can connect with other members through Sciences’ social channels and submit articles about their work to our award-winning quarterly e-magazine, Event Horizon.
Across STARFLEET
SRT Roster
Meet the chapter-based Scientific Research Teams exploring and sharing science throughout STARFLEET.
Region 1
4 Research Teams
SRT-71803
The Darwin
USS Virginia
Clinton Harris
Elizabeth Harris
SRT-1659
Voyagers of Discovery
USS Kitty Hawk
Diane Ripollone
Darrin Sutherland
SRT-72402
Shoemaker’s Watchers
USS Asgard
Sam McClanahan
Brea McClanahan
SRT-2151
USS Potomac
USS Potomac
Michael Weldon Lewis
Region 3
1 Research Team
SRT-4321
The Lab Rabbits
ISS Kidd
Janet Livingston
Kelly Hays
Region 5
1 Research Team
SRT-97301
USS Destiny
USS Destiny
Jennifer Ward
Rudy Guzman
Region 7
4 Research Teams
SRT-80118
Burnham’s Surveyors
USS Katherine Johnson
Will Horning
SRT-1676D
Archer’s Pathfinders
USS Challenger
Vince Ceraso
Stephen J. Vetrano
SRT-72296
Nuclear Nerds
USS Matrix
Eric Johannson
SRT-2121
Jet Streams
USS New Jersey
Monica Reinholz
Paul Rezac
Region 10
1 Research Team
SRT-73187
The Signallers of Science
USS Vimy Ridge
Kevin Kirk
Region 12
1 Research Team
SRT-36010
Apollo’s Acolytes
ISS Olympus
Aaron Morphew
Michael Malotte
Region 13
1 Research Team
SRT-39852
Sark Labs
USS Cutty Sark
Jennifer Lord