FNAS School of Plant Biology

	Russell Beazley “Employers now specifically ask for Natural Resource Management graduates in their job advertisements. That was the reason I chose to study at the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.”
	Delphine Bentley - Property & Environmental Planner, The North Australian Pastoral Company Pty Ltd "The degree has helped me in my current career by making me enthused and challenged by learning. Most valuable is what I learnt about applying research to everyday situations and problems."
	Dan Bright - Principal Environmental Scientist, Jacobs Babtie "I am responsible for the management and co-ordination of Strategic Environmental Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment and Ecological Impact Assessment projects for a variety of private and public sector clients. These include housing and mixed-use developments, urban regeneration projects, master-planning, waste management, renewable energy, road and rail infrastructure schemes, flood management and coastal defence strategies."
	Ray Challen - Director, Allen Consulting Group "My background in both science and economics has been invaluable in my career, providing an immense benefit in being able to apply economic analysis to practical situations and engage in constructive dialogue with professionals from other disciplines, such as engineering, that are involved in reform and regulation of utility businesses and energy markets."
	Bronwyn Hatwell "I know of someone who specialised in agricultural economics who is now working for the United Nations developing agricultural policy issues and another involved in the agricultural trade area working with the Australian Wheat Board."
	Chris Jones “I have been able to combine my skills in organic chemistry and botany to investigate the factors controlling oil quality of sandalwood. I have a broad interest in the medicinal value of plants and my chemistry background enables me to extract potentially therapeutic compounds from plant species.”
	Philippa Keys “Landscape management is a broad term to describe the management of open spaces. Career options range from working with mining companies to design rehabilitation areas that can be accessed and used by the general public through to managing the design and landscaping of urban parks.”
	Paul McKenzie - Principal, Agrarian Management "I initially focused on providing advice to assist farming families maximize profitability, reduce business risk, and achieve their business and personal goals. I have since grown my business to now include specialist advisors in farm management, agronomy, grain marketing and livestock husbandry."
	Kristen Mappin - Project Officer, Western Botanical "Of all the subjects I studied, I enjoyed Plant Physiology the most. Undertaking this subject led me to volunteer to assist with field work for a PhD student (and later undertake an Honours project). I can't recommend volunteering enough. It really is a great experience and helps to solidify what you are taught in lectures and labs, as well as being a great chance to meet new friends and travel."
	Linda Mauger - Executive Officer, Australian Wildlife Conservancy "I have always felt that we must manage our environment for the future in a way which preserves all the beauty and diversity of our natural world."
	Theresa Murphy - Community Education Coordinator Waste Wise, Department of Environment "I have always wanted to have a career where I feel that I am making a difference to help the environment. Initially I thought that Environmental Science would be the natural choice for me, however I found out about the BSc in Natural Resource Management whilst talking to Faculty representatives at a UWA open day and decided to choose that instead."
	Deborah Perkins - Executive Director, Rabobank International "After managing the Australian Food & Agribusiness Research (FAR) team for four years I moved to the USA to take up the position of Executive Director, Head of FAR, Rabobank International, New York. I am responsible for leading the FAR team in the Americas to conduct strategic research into the issues facing the food and agribusiness sectors, and ensuring the research activities of the department support the business objectives of the bank."
	Elizabeth Peterson - Principal, Advanced Choice Economics Pty Ltd "My consulting work has a research focus on environmental economics and poverty reduction in developing countries. This means that I have many opportunities to travel to exotic places both in Australia and overseas."
	Tony Robinson “I have planned a working holiday that will start in the Hunter Valley and take me to wineries in New Zealand and Canada. One of the advantages of having a horticulture and viticulture degree is that it allows you to work and travel at the same time.”
	Glen Samsa - Projects Officer, Great Southern Plantations "The diverse range of subjects studied in my degree afforded me the time management skills that I use on a daily basis in my current occupation as a Projects Officer with one of Australia’s leading plantation timber companies."
	Jai Sleeman Jai currently works for the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences as a research officer and will begin a Ph.D in marine science with the faculty soon.
	Natasha Teakle - Biotechnologist, State Agriculture Biotechnology Centre "The amazing thing about the agricultural science degree is how broad it is – in my position I am involved in a very fundamental science area – molecular biology - but I have friends who went through the same degree now working in agronomy, journalism, agricultural economics and marketing."
	Amy Willott - Kids Science State Project Officer, SciTech "I spent the first 18 months of my employment travelling around WA with the Science Roadshow, presenting a whole range of science programs to students from kindergarten to year 10. Now, my main role is developing a new travelling maths program, the Maths Factory. I am also developing a new show for the Science Roadshow on biodiversity."

Some of our Plant Biology Graduates