Stuart Batten@SBattenResearch

Inorganic chemist, crystallomancer, dad. Making MOFs since before they were called MOFs. Check out BraggYourPattern.com & elementsets.net.

 Melbourne, Victoria
stuartbatten.net
Joined August 2017
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Here's how the periodic table looks in my head... #IYPT2019 #ozchem
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With the 2026 #NobelPrizes around the corner, a quick plug for an upcoming special issue of @AusJChem for one of last year’s winners, Richard Robson. All submissions welcome; details below. Nominal deadline November 30, 2026. #MOFs #ozchem connectsci.au/ch/pages/call-…
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New @NMFCWomens winning streak begins!
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Simon Maechling
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Sep 3
Chemistry built the modern world. Medicines. Fertilizers. Materials. Electronics. Clean water. Energy. And yet somehow we managed to turn the word chemical into something people are supposed to fear. That’s quite a communications failure for an entire scientific discipline.
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Just another reason I left the farm to become a crystallographer. #IUCr2026
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The #BigBuckyBall has come out from hibernation again for today’s #MonashOpenDay. #BraggYourPattern
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We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Emeritus Professor Ward Robinson - a pioneer of the development of computer systems for X-ray crystal structure analysis. Ward is fondly remembered as an outstanding scientist, teacher, and colleague. cinz.nz/posts/obituary-ward-…

Obituary: Ward Thomas Robinson, 22 April 1937 - 9 April 2026

For Ward, crystallography was not just work. It was his hobby and his passion. His patience, enthusiasm and endless assistance to others is a legacy felt around the world.

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Connor@ConnorAR97
Jun 14
Say what you will about the Gallipoli campaign, at least Australia made it past the Beach
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Our very last #BraggYourPattern Crystal Explorer kit has been ordered! After 3 years of working on this project, we have finished with 775 sets going to 697 primary schools across Oz and NZ, including some of the most remote schools in the world! #ozchem @IUCr #IUCr2023
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Had a great visit recently to my alma mater, Wangaratta High School, to talk about #MOFs, #Nobels, and assorted study and career tips. Always a privilege to talk to kids about the joys of chemistry, particularly country kids who have few scientific role models. #outreach #ozchem
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And this is why my flight to #MOF2026 went via Tahiti. Not shown is the hour of him screaming abuse while being sat on by passengers until we landed.
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Some people shouldn't drink on planes, or mix the booze with some other things? Video by @MikeGStein of the guy who is likely thinking about his life choices in a cell in Tahiti wondering how he's gonna get back home!
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That was us! Fun times…
Airport Webcams@AirportWebcams
May 15
LIVE: Qantas #QF21 Melbourne to Dallas (Boeing 787-9 VH-ZNB) is continuing from Tahiti after diverting due to a disruptive passenger who bit a crew member (info from ACARS via tbg.airframes.io ). Track: flightradar24.com/QFA21/3fb4… DFW webcam: airportwebcams.net/dallas-fo… #avgeek
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Ever wonder what it was like to help create a new field of chemistry? Wonder no more... #ozchem #MOFs The crystal engineering foundations of the MOF Nobel Prize - now published in CrystEngComm pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…

The crystal engineering foundations of the MOF Nobel Prize

In early October 2025, the Nobel Prize for Chemistry was awarded to Omar Yaghi, Richard Robson, and Susumu Kitagawa for their pioneering work on metal–orga

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Great day yesterday talking to the kids of the LabRats Science Club (labratclub.com/) about all things MOFs and Nobels. These weekend science clubs are so rare and wonderful - true diamonds in the rough. Still not convinced about the cardboard cutouts though... #OzChem
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Crystal Explorer Kits have now been ordered by nearly 600 primary schools across Oz & NZ, including a very remote school down the Pilbura dirt track in outback WA shown below. Your school can also get one FREE at BraggYourPattern.com. #BraggYourPattern #OzChem #outreach @IUCr
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That's a wrap from #Supramol26. #Supramol27 will be in Brisbane - see you there! #ozchem
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All the award winners from #Supramol26. #ozchem
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Congratulations to Man Him Chak and Lara Holburn on receiving Poster Prizes at #Supramol26. #ozchem
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Congratulations to Jess Algar on receiving the Chemical Communications Poster Prize at #Supramol26. #ozchem
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Congratulations to Svenja Buescher on receiving the Chemical Science Poster Prize at #Supramol26. #ozchem
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Congratulations to Simona Capomolla on receiving the @Merck_Australia Best Talk Prize at #Supramol26. #ozchem
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