Seeing his son exhibit a phenomenal memory and thirst for knowledge, Jims' father sought to give his eldest son a better chance in life than he had been given. So, at the tender age of sixteen, Jim was sent on the long journey to

London, Earth, on a scholarship to study medicine. Half way through his medical studies he commenced a program of learning that would take another 13 years and resulted in numerous degrees and academic achievements. When his scholarship ran out, he paid his way through his amazing educational career by first tutoring and then lecturing in various subjects. At the age of 28, Jim accepted a Chair of Science (geology) at MIT.

At the age of 30, he suffered from a major depression following a broken relationship with one Dr Anita Gordon and was hospitalized for almost two months. A changed personality after that, he decided to leave the academic world for the rough world of Interstellar Mining.

Working with various companies he grew to love the smaller struggling ones. Usually, Jim would first be hired on a scientific consultancy basis before becoming so useful that they would ask him to run things. Over the years he became intimately familiar if not adept at business negotiations and commercial espionage. He earned degrees in Business Administration and Commercial Management via correspondence.

Starfleet has contracted him several times as an adviser. Starfleet security has him on file as being trustworthy and, on a need to know basis, he has a reasonably high security clearance.

Professor Stuart was recently contracted by Pioneer Metallurgical and Mining Corp. which has recently suffered major reverses due to underhand business practices by it's bigger competitors. Pioneer has the Professor in charge of the new mining and related activities that newly colonized Deridous system has presented.

OTHER INFORMATION

His really close friends call him Jim. He's called "Prof" by the lesser educated of his acquaintances or co-workers. He's called all sort of names like "You Bastard! You'll regret this!" by his viscous competitors in the commercial world. He has many contacts and relatives, mainly in the field of mining but also many other commercial endeavours in various parts of the Galaxy.

The only ones known to have bested him in trade are four Ferrengi individuals and one Tellerite, so he tries to steer clear of both. Unfortunately for him, due to a high stakes card game that he lost about a year ago, he's had to accept a young Ferrengi, called Keel, as his apprentice for another four very watchful years. Jim suspects that Keel is not nearly the bumbling sidekick that he makes himself out to be, and is almost certainly much more than he seems. Keels usual job is to remind the absent minded Professor Stuart about misplaced facts or items and be a general "gofer".Professor Stuart likes wearing a cowboy hat when on an outdoor field assignment.

LIMITATIONS

-Has a natural bent for helping the underdog.
-Unusually, for someone who is so good at trade negotiations, Jim cannot play cards well if his life depended on it. But he always likes playing. -Knows very little about military operations and the art of killing except from a purely medical point of view. -Has occasional periods of depression - Usually brought on by weddings and sometimes by watching happy young children playing. -Is often absent minded, including an amazing penchant for losing and misplacing possessions.

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Perfect recall. (In most things but not, for instance, where he put his socks).
The ability to focus while studying a subject E.g. even up to 72 hours straight (If he studies that long, his body usually takes over and unconsciousness sets in.)

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS