David Conrad

Dr. David Goran Conrad, Ph.D FRS is a brilliant human scientist, astrophysicist and member of the USS Phoenix's crew and who lives in the 24th century and is a human male. One of the world's leading experts on the Ancient technologies, Conrad ranks amongst the likes of Samantha Carter and Rodney McKay and is a well-respected scientist across the planet. Originally involved in the Atlantis Expedition where he worked with his brother Jack Conrad. Following his death he resigned from Atlantis and worked for a time on the Nova Britannia Colony before he took a research position on the Phoenix under the Command of Colonel Mariah Tyson. (Star Trek: Phoenix)

Early Life
David Goran Conrad was born on 7 May, 2356 in Tangier, Gibraltar to John, an officer in the Royal Navy, and Martha Conrad a school teacher from Sweden. He has an older brother, Jack, a younger sister, Abigail, and a nephew and niece, Michael and Beth. He has dual British-Swedish citizenship and speaks fluent Swedish.

He and his siblings were "military brats", due to their father's naval occupation, and they moved around a lot before relocating permanently to England when David was 16. Prior to this his family had lived in Gibraltar, Malta, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Germany, and they regularly spent the holidays in Sweden.

David gained his Masters degree from Durham University and his Ph.D from Lund University in Sweden. In 2379 he became a lecturer, and later chair, of Physics at Imperial College London, a position he held until 2380 when he was recruited to the Atlantis Expedition for their return to the Pegasus Galaxy.