Chi Namthot was a researcher based at Memory Alpha. After the USS Enterprise discovered Iconia in 2365, Namthot undertook an extensive research project into the Iconians and their gateways. Namthot's research was used by Starfleet during the Gateways Crisis in 2376. (TNG - Gateways novel: Doors Into Chaos, DS9 - Gateways novel: Demons of Air and Darkness)