Stuart C. Black was born March 25, 1919 in Charleston, South Carolina. Black married Vivian December 25, 1941 and they have two children: Richard and Deborah.
Black was in the United States Army Air Force from 1940 to 1945.
Black obtained a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida in 1949 and then a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester, New York in 1957.
Black's employment history is as follows: United States Public Health Service (1960 to 1970); United States Environmental Protection Agency (1970 to 1990); REECo/Betchel Senior Science Specialist (1990 to 1999).