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Stuart Johnstone

Founder

Founder at Stralis Aircraft

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

FoundedStralis Aircraft · YC

About

Stuart Johnstone is co-founder and CTO at Stralis Aircraft, where he leads development of hydrogen electric propulsion systems. He has background in engineering roles involving superconducting magnets for MRI and scientific applications, and holds an MSci in Physics from the University of Glasgow.

Founder at Stralis AircraftYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Stuart went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Stralis Aircraft's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Stuart can intro founders to Stralis Aircraft's investors below.

Stralis Aircraft's investors · 2

Trucks VCSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Stralis Aircraft

BCBob Criner
Bob CrinerFounder

Experience

  1. Stralis AircraftCo-Foundercurrent2022 — present
  2. AmpairePropulsion Engineer2021 — 2022
  3. magniXEngineering Lead2018 — 2020Queensland, Australia
  4. magniXCryogenic technologist2015 — 2018Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
  5. Scientific MagneticsMagnet Engineer2011 — 2015Abingdon, Oxfordshire
  6. Oregon Technical ServicesTechnical Consultant2011Selkirk, Scotland
  7. Oregon Timber frameTechnical research assistant2011

Skills & more

New Business Development4Simulink3Physics16COMSOL3Opera2Excel2superconductivity3Matlab7MathCAD3Mathematical Modeling14Magnetics3Visual Basic1
+5 moreMicrosoft OfficeEngineeringVacuum TechnologyCryogenicsSOLIDWORKS

From Stuart's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Stuart Johnstone?
Stuart Johnstone is co-founder and CTO at Stralis Aircraft, where he leads development of hydrogen electric propulsion systems. He has background in engineering roles involving superconducting magnets for MRI and scientific applications, and holds an MSci in Physics from the University of Glasgow.
Where does Stuart Johnstone work?
Stuart Johnstone is Founder of Stralis Aircraft.
What companies did Stuart Johnstone found?
Stuart Johnstone founded Stralis Aircraft.
Where did Stuart Johnstone go to school?
Stuart Johnstone studied at University of Glasgow (Msci, Physics).

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Same school

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Shared employers

Also worked at Stralis Aircraft1

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