-is quiet, shy, reserved -stutters when especially nervous -defensive -passive aggressive -likes to wear goggles on forehead, over eyes when doing experiments -beginning chemist (master of the theory, but poor in execution) -extremely organized (labels everything on his chemistry shelf, but Lukas switches them around to be mean) -easily flustered ("I don't understand! I ran the numbers so many times...where did my calculations go wrong? grumblegrumble I shoulda stuck to English...") -reads a lotttt -always has an abundance of useless "did you know...?" facts -srs bsns owl, no time for fun and games (Greg Otter tries to get him to loosen up) -doubts himself in social situations, slightly egotistical concerning academics -condescending