Chief Science Officer

The Chief Science Officer (CMO) or often more simply science officer was the senior staff member aboard starship or starbase with the broad responsibility of coordinating the science department of the post.

Duties
Science officer was a standard position aboard space vessels. In Starforce, several junior science officers assisted the science officer.

The science officer's primary responsible was analyzing, observing and theorizing explanations for strange or seemingly unexplainable circumstances in such a way as to provide answers. Then supply the commanding officer with all reports, observations, and speculations that might have affected the safety of their vessel.