Zhansyn Wyllys

Zhansyn Wyllys was a Charisian citizen, fellow of the Royal College of Charis, and President of Southland Drilling and Refining.

Family
He was a member of a wealthy family of oil producers. His father strongly opposed his research and his joining the Royal College. 

Biography
He first worked on ways to improve the distillation and purification of the sea dragon oil his family produced. He had then gone to research other ways of producing oil. He did not limit himself to applied research but tried to understand why things worked how they did.