  In this review article we consider a special case of $D=5$, $\mathcal{N}=2$
supergravity called the STU model. We apply the gauge/gravity correspondence to
the STU model to gain insight into properties of the quark-gluon plasma. Given
that the quark-gluon plasma is in reality described by QCD, therefore we call
our study STU/QCD correspondence. First, we investigate the thermodynamics and
hydrodynamics of the STU background. Then we use dual picture of the theory,
which is type IIB string theory, to obtain the drag force and jet-quenching
parameter of an external probe quark.
