Samuel Boma was a male human scientist who served in the Federation Starfleet in the 23rd century. While as a Lieutenant junior grade, one of his early postings was aboard the USS Constellation, where he befriended the ship's science officer Ronald Arens occasionally sharing banter. (TOS novel: That Which Divides) In the 2260s, Boma was a lieutenant in Starfleet and served in the sciences division aboard the USS Enterprise as an astrophysicist. In 2266, Boma accompanied a fifteen-man survey team to Tlaoli IV. (TOS - The Janus Gate novel: Present Tense)