Jonathan "John" I.Q. Neidelbaum Frink, Jr., A.B., B.Sc., Ph.D. M.R.S.C., C.Chem, M.Phil, M.A., better known as Professor Frink and once referred to as Doctor Frink is a character on The Simpsons. He is Springfield's local scientist and college professor, and is extremely brilliant, though somewhat socially inept. Frink often tries to use his bizarre inventions to aid the town in its crises, but they usually only make things worse.