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Laurence, Stuart J.

Laurence, Stuart J.

Professor
Aerospace Engineering
3179 Glenn L. Martin Hall
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EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., California Institute of Technology (Aeronautics)
  • M.S., California Institute of Technology (Aeronautics)
  • B.Sc. (Hons.), The University of Auckland (Applied Mathematics)
  • B.Sc./B.A., The University of Auckland (Conjoint, Physics and Philosophy)

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS

  •  National Science Foundation CAREER Award
  • DARPA Young Faculty Award
  • Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

UMD Students Earn Top Honors at AIAA Regional Conference

Awards recognize student research, hands-on learning, and innovation.

UMD Hypersonics Team Flies High in Inaugural Year

Just months after formation, the team made it to the finals of a national competition.

Hypersonics: The Next Level

UMD researchers spur new advances in a barrier-breaking field.

Students Take Top Spots at AIAA Region III Student Conference

15 UMD aerospace engineering undergraduates attended the event hosted at the University of Cincinnati.

Grant Duemmel Receives Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award

Award recognizes Duemmel’s outstanding contributions in research, mentorship and technical leadership.

UMD Student Awarded Wings Foundation Scholarship

Scholarships support outstanding students pursuing careers in aviation, aeronautics, and astronautics.

UMD Student Ryan Jones Awarded DoD SMART Scholarship

SMART scholarship awards provide students with full tuition for up to five years and post-graduation employment.

Laurence Named AIAA Associate Fellow

Fellows selected based on contributions to the arts, sciences or technology of aeronautics or astronautics.

Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Research: Ray Tracing Inspires A New Approach

Stuart Laurence tests an improved method for measuring the aerodynamics of free-flying objects.

Three Clark School Professors Receive Competitive DURIP Grants

DURIP supports university research in technical areas of interest to the Department of Defense (DoD).

Congratulations to the 2020 Aerospace Engineering Honors Class

Students complete final presentations to earn “Honors Citation.”

Whalen Wins NSTRF

Graduate student receives NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship for research related to the characterization of separation events in high-speed flows.

Shock Waves and Boundary Layers

Exploring the complexities of hypersonic flight.

Student Spotlight: Haley Patel

Fearless ambition in aerospace engineering.

Laurence Wins NSF CAREER Award

Project aims to understand noise generation when the gas in question (e.g., carbon dioxide, or high-temperature air) absorbs sound waves at certain frequencies.

Four Clark School Professors Receive Competitive DURIP Grants

DURIP supports university research in technical areas of interest to the Department of Defense.

Aerospace Engineering Grad Student Wins NDSEG Fellowship

Graduate student Cameron Butler Receives National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship.

Two UMD Students Win National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships

Aerospace engineering students Kennedy and Paquin awarded NDSEG Fellowships from Air Force Research Laboratory.

Three Aerospace Engineering Faculty Receive 2015 DURIP Awards

Laurence, Hubbard and Yu receive over $1.2 million in combined funding through the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP).

Shumway Awarded NDSEG Fellowship

Aerospace graduate student Nathan Shumway win National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship.

UMD Students Excel at AAIA Region 1 Student Paper Conference

Aerospace engineering students sweep undergrad category at AAIA Region 1 Student Paper Conference.

Aerospace Welcomes New Faculty

Dr. Stuart Laurence has been appointed as an assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering