Stuart Williams was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended the Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville and majored in mechanical engineering. He pledged the Mu-Eta Chapter of Kappa Sigma Fraternity during his first semester in school, in the fall of 2000. During his co-op, Stuart traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico to work for Sandia National Laboratories in the Micro Analytical Systems group where he investigated sensor detection capabilities for explosives and chemical weapons. While in Albuquerque, Stuart associated himself with the Delta-Zeta (University of New Mexico) chapter of Kappa Sigma and assisted then-WGP Kevin S. Kaplan. Upon return- ing to Louisville, Stuart became the grand procurator of the Mu-Eta chapter and completed his bachelors and masters degrees with highest honors, finishing at the top of his class with a cumulative G.P.A. of 4.0. It was during this time that he met his fiancée and Kappa Sigma sweetheart, Sara Clemons. During his graduate semesters at the University of Louisville, Stuart became assistant alumnus advisor and assistant district grand master.
Stuart finished his masters degree in the summer of 2005 and attended Purdue University the following fall semester to pursue a PhD in mechanical engineering with a concentration in microfluidics. At Purdue, Stuart associated with the Chi chapter of Kappa Sigma by being their residential advisor, assistant alumnus advisor, and member of the Housing Board. He has received two scholarship fellowships during his academic career at Purdue including the Laura Winkelman Fellowship for Doctoral Studies and the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Scholarship. Stuart will be traveling to Southampton, England this summer to continue his research at the University of Southampton. He plans on graduating by the Spring 2010 semester and will continue to play an active role in the Chi chapter of Kappa Sigma
