Hnatiuk was awarded 1st class honours in
botany from the
University of Alberta, and went on to graduate with an MSc in plant ecology from the same institution. He was awarded a PhD in biogeography from the
Australian National University. Following his studies he worked on plant ecology in
Western Australia. Hnatiuk was Assistant Director of the
Australian Biological Resources Study, where he led the
Flora of Australia Program and the Australian Biogeographic Information System Program. During this time he produced the
Census of Australian Vascular Plants. From 1989 to 1992 he was Director of the Australian National Botanic Gardens. He went on to work as a research scientist at the
Bureau of Rural Sciences, where his research was forestry and the sustainable use of natural resources. He was the inaugural Chairman (2006 -) of the Bonsai Management Committee of the new National Bonsai and Penjing Collection of Australia, sponsored by the Government of the Australian Capital Territory, Canberra. The lichen species
Thelotrema hnatiukii was named in his honour in 2010. == References ==