0 0 8 ▁B atch elor ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Professor ship ▁at ▁Ch ong q ing ▁University , ▁China . ▁He ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁full - time ▁position ▁there ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁under ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁Tal ents ▁Plan . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁General ▁Council ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Asia - P ac ific ▁Center ▁for ▁The oret ical ▁Physics . ▁ ▁He ▁holds ▁a ▁part - time ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁National ▁University ▁joint ly ▁between ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁The oret ical ▁Physics ▁in ▁the ▁Research ▁School ▁of ▁Physics ▁and ▁Engineering ▁and ▁the ▁Mathemat ical ▁Sciences ▁Institute . ▁ ▁However , ▁B atch elor ▁has ▁also ▁shown ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁ancient ▁and ▁modern ▁st rom atol ites , ▁which ▁has ▁led ▁him ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁field ▁tri ps ▁to ▁out back ▁Australia , ▁including ▁to ▁the ▁Pil bara ▁C rat on ▁and ▁to ▁Ham elin ▁Pool ▁Marine ▁Nature ▁Reserve . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁he ▁led ▁research ▁into ▁the ▁stones ▁used ▁to ▁build ▁Buck ingham ▁Palace , ▁determ ining ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁made ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 ▁million ▁year ▁old ▁micro bes . ▁ ▁Public ▁roles ▁ ▁B atch elor ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Mathemat ical ▁and ▁Information ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Technology ▁Ass ess ment ▁P anel ▁for ▁the ▁Australian ▁Research ▁Qu ality ▁Framework ▁( 2 0 0 7 ). ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁ ▁University ▁Medal , ▁U NS W ▁- ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁ ▁P aw sey ▁Medal , ▁Australian