On the sets of Stargate: Atlantis and Stargate: Universe, Mika McKinnon was variously called Astrophysicist, Mathematics Technician, and Scientist until eventually earning the title Rocket Surgeon for her work scrawling equations on behalf of the great Dr. Rodney McKay and establishing plausible phenomena to threaten the hapless Destiny. Currently, she alternates between gleefully establishing that truth makes for far stranger fiction for projects still within the veil of not-yet-aired secrecy, and tromping around in the mud with high-voltage geophysical equipment.