Bormanis was a scientist who suggested "that the action of null-field tachyons and gapless energy spectra remain invariant with respect to Lee Graf generation in boson fields." This individual's name was mentioned in journals read by Lieutenant Commander Data as he was searching for clues on how to detect cloaked Romulan warbirds during the Klingon Civil War in 2368. (TNG-R: "Redemption II" ) This character was only mentioned in writing. This scientist was named after André Bormanis.