Background
Nova was born and raised in the Spanish Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, destined at birth to be just another barrio kid born to immigrant parents - her mother, from Mexico and her father, from Puerto Rico. Through involvement in a STEM club for disadvantaged kids, however, she was plucked from obscurity and given a scholarship to MIT where she earned her undergrad degree in physics while still a teenager. Things eventually soured for her in Boston, however, and she found herself transferring to UCLA to complete her doctorate; in the process of which her works in advanced physics earned her a rare distinction - that of being doctoral student running her own lab with a research grant. LA is a fresh start for her, a chance at a new life she couldn't have in Boston.
RP Hooks
 UCLA: She is both student and faculty at UCLA and is heavily involved in the physics department. She teaches undergrads because she has to and studies because she wants to.
Charity: She is active, or is trying to be, in as much good will as she can - especially the underprivileged.
Science!: She has degrees in engineering and physics. Want to start a robotic fight club? Talk about diversity and representation in STEM fields? Get help on your math homework?
Gallery
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Vitals
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| Full Name:
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Nova Maria Luna Reyes
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| Appears As:
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Nova
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| Apparent Age:
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Mid-20s
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| Demeanor:
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Innovator
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| Occupation:
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Doctoral Student (UCLA)
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| Affiliation:
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None yet.
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Soundtrack
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Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
- I'm burnin' through the sky, yeah
- Two hundred degrees, that's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
- I'm travelling at the speed of light
- I wanna make a supersonic man outta you
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Jonathan Coulton - The Future Soon
- I'll probably be some kind of scientist
- Building inventions in my space lab in space
- I'll end world hunger, I'll make dolphins speak
- Work through the daytime, spend my nights and weekends
- Perfecting my warrior robot race
- Building them one laser gun at a time
- I will do my best to teach them
- About life and what it's worth
- I just hope that I can keep them from destroying the Earth
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