ising ▁in ▁bi oge ography ▁and ▁plant ▁e col ogy . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁H n ati uk ▁was ▁awarded ▁ 1 st ▁class ▁hon ours ▁in ▁bot any ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Al berta , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁with ▁an ▁M Sc ▁in ▁plant ▁e col ogy ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁institution . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁bi oge ography ▁from ▁the ▁Australian ▁National ▁University . ▁Following ▁his ▁studies ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁plant ▁e col ogy ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia . ▁H n ati uk ▁was ▁Ass istant ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Bi ological ▁Resources ▁Study , ▁where ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁Flora ▁of ▁Australia ▁Program ▁and ▁the ▁Australian ▁Bi oge ographic ▁Information ▁System ▁Program . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁produced ▁the ▁Census ▁of ▁Australian ▁V asc ular ▁Pl ants . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁he ▁was ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁National ▁Botan ic ▁Gard ens . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁research ▁scient ist ▁at ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁R ural ▁Sciences , ▁where ▁his ▁research ▁was ▁forest ry ▁and ▁the ▁sust ain able ▁use ▁of ▁natural ▁resources . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁b ons ai ▁enthus iast ; ▁and ▁he ▁initi ated ▁the ▁exhibition ▁of ▁Australian ▁native ▁plants ▁as ▁b ons ai ▁that ▁are ▁displayed ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁National ▁Botan ic ▁Gard ens ▁ann ually . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁Chair man ▁( 2 0 0 6 ▁- ) ▁of ▁the ▁B ons ai ▁Management ▁Committee ▁of