Ailie Gallant

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Ailie Gallant
NationalityAustralian
EducationMonash University
OccupationScientist
EmployerMonash University
Known forDrought research
Website http://www.ailiegallant.com/.html

Ailie Gallant is an Australian climate scientist and expert in drought and precipitation variability research. She was awarded the Dorothy Hill Medal by the Australian Academy of Science in 2024, experience in science communication.

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Career

Much of Gallant's education and research involves climate variability and climate extremes of the Southern Hemisphere. She has focussed on climate extremes including drought, extreme heat and heavy rainfall. [1] [2]

Gallant worked at the University of Melbourne, and in 2024 was an associate professor at Monash University, [3] and the Monash Node Lead of the National Environmental Science Program Climate Systems Hub. Gallant is a Chief Investigator of the ARC Centre of Excellence of 21st Century Weather. [4] [5]

Education

Gallant received an honours degree from Monash University, and in 2009, she received a PhD for her thesis titled "Trends in extremes of the Australian Climate", also from Monash. [6] She worked at the University of Melbourne (2009–2011) and University of Washington (2011–2012) in post-doctoral positions.

Publications

Media

Gallant has been in the media regularly, including on the ABC radio, and The Conversation, discussing cyclones, weather, [9] El Nino, [10] climate action, [11] climate change and mental health, [12] and other climate related topics. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Gallant has over 15 articles in The Conversation include topics including passing 1.5 degrees, [18] flash droughts, [19] poor health resulting from climate change, [20] weather records, [21] and humidity in cities like Brisbane. [22]

Awards

Related Research Articles

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  4. ↑ "» Ailie Gallant". ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Ailie Gallant – Climate Feedback" . Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  6. ↑ Gallant, Ailie J. E; Monash University. School of Mathematical Sciences (2008), Trends in extremes of the Australian climate , retrieved 11 April 2024
  7. ↑ Gallant, Ailie J. E.; Lewis, Sophie C. (16 March 2016). "Stochastic and anthropogenic influences on repeated record-breaking temperature extremes in Australian spring of 2013 and 2014". Geophysical Research Letters. 43 (5): 2182–2191. doi:10.1002/2016GL067740. hdl: 1885/152683 . ISSN   0094-8276.
  8. ↑ Ding, Qinghua; Wallace, John M.; Battisti, David S.; Steig, Eric J.; Gallant, Ailie J. E.; Kim, Hyung-Jin; Geng, Lei (2014). "Tropical forcing of the recent rapid Arctic warming in northeastern Canada and Greenland". Nature. 509 (7499): 209–212. doi:10.1038/nature13260. ISSN   1476-4687. PMID   24805345.
  9. ↑ "Melbourne spring surprise: it's officially our wettest October on record". ABC listen. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Extreme weather has lashed the world already this year — and it could be just the start". ABC News. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "ABC - Climate comms". Australian Broadcasting Corporation .
  12. ↑ "Climate change and mental health". ABC listen. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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  14. ↑ "ABC news - science show".
  15. ↑ "ABC radio national".
  16. ↑ "Less chance of an El Nino". ABC Radio National. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  17. ↑ "Antartica".
  18. ↑ Gallant, Ailie; Reid, Kimberley (13 September 2023). "We just blew past 1.5 degrees. Game over on climate? Not yet". The Conversation. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  19. ↑ Gallant, Ailie; Parker, Tess (3 June 2021). "'Flash droughts' can dry out soil in weeks. New research shows what they look like in Australia". The Conversation. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  20. ↑ Whitmore, James; Hopkin, Michael (29 April 2015). "Adapt now to prevent poor health from climate change: report". The Conversation. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  21. ↑ Gallant, Ailie (28 January 2015). "Bureau's weather records to be reviewed again – sure, why not?". The Conversation. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  22. ↑ Gallant, Ailie; Jacobs, Stephanie (5 January 2015). "Bad luck, Brisbane: muggy cities will feel future heat even more". The Conversation. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  23. ↑ "Prizes".
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