Stuart Batten completed his PhD (1996) at the University of Melbourne with Richard Robson and Bernard Hoskins. This was followed by postdoctoral positions at Bristol, Melbourne and Monash, including two Australian Research Council Fellowships. He commenced a Lectureship at Monash in 2006, and has been a full Professor there since 2012. His research, detailed in more than 300 publications, is mainly in the areas of crystal engineering, coordination polymers and MOFs, supramolecular chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and chemical crystallography. His research has attracted over 30,000 citations (h-index = 86), leading to recognition as a Highly Cited Researcher (2014, 2015, 2016) and several other awards, including a Thomson Scientific Citation Award (2008), the Le Fèvre Memorial Prize (2008), and the Rennie Memorial Medal (2002). He is also very active in outreach, particularly with primary and secondary schools, most notably through the elementsets.net and braggyourpattern.com projects. He is also a former President of SCANZ.