Leah Brahms Doctor Leah Susan Brahms was a female Human scientist of the 24th century . Considered a leader in warp field theory and its applications , she made major contributions to the development of the ' warp drive system . She became a professor at the Daystrom Institute . History . Leah Brahms was born on September 11 , 2336 in Damascus City , Alpha Delphi IX , to Theodore Brahms and Susan Brahms Beaumont . Academic Background . Brahms attended the University of Alpha Centauri where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Subspace Physics and graduated " cum laude " . After graduation , she attended the University of Tomobiki where she wrote the masters ' thesis " Subspace Processing Modes in Warp Propulsion Applications " and was awarded a Master of Cybernetics in Optical Technologies . Finally , she attended the Daystrom Institute of Technology where she wrote the doctoral thesis " Higher Order Warp Field Propulsion Applications " and was awarded a Doctor of Theoretical Physics . Brahms started her career as a research assistant for the Daystrom Institute , developing protocols for measuring higher order subspace field distortions . During her tenure at the Daystrom Institute , she wrote articles that were published in the " Scientific Tasmanian " . She was later promoted to junior engineer and was assigned to Design Team 7 at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards ; she was then promoted to team leader of this team . During her time with the design team , she was credited for improved dilithium crystal servo subsystem s and a plasma resonance sampling device . Next , she was assigned to lead the Theoretical Propulsion Project , on which she was promoted to design engineer . During her time as a design engineer , she supervised the implementation of improved subspace field generator s onto the and . After this , she was named a Starfleet Design Consultant . Brahms became a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Daystrom Institute of Technology on Mars , where she was awarded an honorary Feynman Chair . She lived at Quayle Canals Northeast , Utopia Planitia Gardens . ( ) Inspection of the " Enterprise " . In 2366 , the " Enterprise " - D was caught in an ancient trap which drained the energy from its engines and bombarded the crew with radiation . To learn more about the engine design and help him find a solution to the problem , Geordi La Forge created a holographic version of Dr . Brahms based on her Starfleet personality profile analysis from stardate 40056 ( 2363 ) and her public persona as recorded from her appearances at the Chaya VII Intergalactic Caucuses . The holographic Dr . Brahms was opinionated on engineering matters but still friendly , and La Forge developed an attraction to her image . Together , they were able to save the " Enterprise " , and La Forge shared a kiss with the hologram before ending the program . ( ) Since the " Enterprise " - D was commissioned , Dr . Brahms learned of the field modifications La Forge had made to the ship ' s engines . She was critical of his work , but did not reach out to him . Finally , Starfleet Command had her go to the " Enterprise " - D to inspect his designs in 2367 . She boarded via Starbase 313 soonafter stardate 44614 . 6 . Being protective of her designs , she treated him with disdain and didn ' t respond to his friendly overtone . Furthermore , she picked up on his over - familiar gestures and asked him about it , but he was just a fan of hers . She also replied she was married , which surprised him . La Forge and Brahms tried to work out their differences until she discovered the records of her hologram ' s somewhat romantic interactions with La Forge during his attempts to resolve the aceton assimilator crisis and strongly objected to his having programmed a holographic replica of herself . She told him that she felt violated , to which La Forge expressed his indignation of her judgmental attitude . The two engineers then pulled together in a crisis when the " Enterprise " encountered a spaceborn creature whose offspring had drawn energy from it . Afterwards , they became good friends . ( ) Later in life . In 2370 , Leah Brahms was the director of the Zefram Cochrane Institute for Advanced Theoretical Physics . She signed her name onto the Cochrane Medal of Excellence for Harry Kim on stardate 47302 . 5 . ( , " production art " ) " In an alternate future around 2395 , Dr . Brahms was married to La Forge . The couple was living on Rigel III and they had three children together : Alandra , Bret , and Sidney . During this time , Leah had become the director of the Daystrom Institute , as well as quite a gardener . " ( ) Engineering manuals . She wrote several engineering manuals for the " Enterprise " that were stored in the Engineering Systems Database . These included : ( , " okudagram " ) Appendices . Background information . Leah Brahms was played by Susan Gibney . For the double Brahms in " Galaxy ' s Child " , Ron Moore worked on video sequences and photo double Griffin was hired . According to the , Dr . Brahms joined Design Team 7 in 2358 . About the character ' s creation , the stated , " " In an early draft of , Brahms was named Navid Daystrom , presumably a descendant of Dr . Richard Daystrom . Unfortunately , the casting department did not realize that this would require a Black actress to play the part until after Susan Gibney had been hired . At the suggestion of script coordinator Eric Stillwell , the character was renamed , but the Daystrom tie - in was kept by adding a line that she had graduated from the Daystrom Institute . " " According to a line in the revised final draft of " Galaxy ' s Child " , Brahms ' husband ' s name was Michael , and he was an engineer on Garran IV . In the original script for , Brahms and La Forge had in fact become a couple by 2379 , and the two of them attended Will Riker and Deanna Troi ' s wedding together . However , because actress Susan Gibney was unavailable , her character was removed , and the scene with La Forge was re - written for Guinan . Apocrypha . In the " Genesis Wave " series , set in 2377 , Leah Brahms is the first person to discover that the Genesis Device technology has been stolen , surviving the initial destruction caused by the wave thanks to her experiments with phase - shifting technology as a suit ( although her husband is killed ) . During the crisis , she is given command of a Klingon ship , with Maltz , one of the few survivors of the original Genesis crisis , serving as her first officer due to the respect he develops for her during their attempts to escape the Genesis Wave . Thanks to her research , the location of the source of the Genesis Wave is discovered , with Maltz destroying it on a suicide mission . In a subsequent conversation with Geordi La Forge , he admits his love for Brahms , but assures her that he expects nothing in return . La Forge only asks her to meet him at an engineering conference in a few months ' time , and she agrees . In the novel " Indistinguishable from Magic " , set between 2382 and 2383 , Brahms is reunited with the newly - promoted Captain La Forge during the ' s assignment to investigate trans - slipstream drive . The two begin a romantic relationship , and after the " Challenger " is destroyed , Brahms moves in with La Forge aboard the after he accepts his original position . She is convinced to join him when he offers her the opportunity to work on only one vessel , instead of many .