Yes danwayu, despite Dr. Sam's tame hair style, he appears to have earned the title of genius. I've found most pharmacists & chemists that excel in their field to either be exceptional at research or be exceptional clinicians. He's absolutely a big picture person... Definitely an outlier. And the research he was doing seems to be motivated by progress for the profession, not sponsored research (from what I can tell). That speaks boatloads about his motivations & commitment to the field. So glad he's on our team!!

PS: I'd bet half my shares he could reverse engineer that flux capacitor if given the chance!