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Biography
Dr Ailie Gallant is an Associate Professor in the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment in the Faculty of Science.
Dr Gallant's research focuses on drought, and precipitation variability and precipitation extremes. Her work characterises variability and trends in characteristics of drought, extreme precipitation, and extreme heat using observations and climate models. Her past work has also included palaeoclimate investigations to place recent droughts in a longer-term context.
Her current research wants to know what causes droughts to start and end, with a particular focus of the role of changes in weather systems. She also has an interest in related changes in the weather to periods of rapid drying, or so-called 'flash' droughts.
Dr Gallant is a Chief Investigator for the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century; and the Monash Node Lead of the National Environmental Science Program Climate Systems Hub.
Dr Gallant is also a passionate science educator, teaching courses on climate change and hydroclimate and hydrology. Her passion for science education extends beyond the classroom and she regularly interacts with media as a science communicator. She is a regular on Melbourne's 3RRR Science Show Einstein-A-Go-Go and on 774 ABC Melbourne.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Drought
- climate variability
- climate change
- El Ninyo
- Climate variability
- drought
- palaeoclimate
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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ARC Centre of Excellence for The Weather of the 21st Century
Jakob, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Lane, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Perkins-Kirkpatrick, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Holbrook, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sherwood, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Singh, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ritchie-Tyo, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Arblaster, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McGregor, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gallant, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Vincent, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), King, A. D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Brown, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hogg, A. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Evans, J. P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Alexander, L. V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Taschetto, A. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Spence, J. P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Franklin, C. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Pepler, A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Brown, J. N. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Risbey, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Ziehn, T. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Shipway, B. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Senior, C. A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Wernli, H. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Seneviratne, S. I. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Hohenegger, C. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Stevens, B. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Sobel, A. H. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Mullendore, G. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Meehl, G. A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), O'Gorman, P. A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Hallberg, R. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Maher, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nazarian, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gray, S. (Project Manager), Huang, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Constantinou, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bain, C. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Dunstone, N. (Partner Investigator (PI)), de Burgh-Day, C. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Tian, S. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Thatcher, M. (Partner Investigator (PI))
ARC - Australian Research Council, Aon Reinsurance Solutions Australia Ltd, Suncorp Corporate Services Pty Ltd, University of Tokyo
1/02/24 → 31/01/31
Project: Research
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NESP CSH C: National Environmental Science Program Climate Systems Hub Postdoctoral Research Fellow C
Gallant, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & McGregor, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Monash University – Internal Department Contribution
1/01/24 → 30/01/27
Project: Research
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National Environmental Science Program Climate Systems Hub Postdoctoral Research Fellow B
Gallant, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & McGregor, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) (Australia)
1/07/22 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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NESP CSH A: National Environmental Science Program Climate Systems Hub Postdoctoral Research Fellow A
Gallant, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & McGregor, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) (Australia) , Monash University – Internal Department Contribution
1/07/22 → 21/03/26
Project: Research
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National Environmental Science Program Phase 2 Climate Systems Hub
Marsland, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Gallant, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McGregor, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jakob, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Holmes, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Goldie, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Boulter, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bullio, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hopkins, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Murphy, B. F. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/10/20 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Physical mechanisms of meteorological drought development, intensification and termination: an Australian review
Holgate, C. M., Falster, G. M., Gillett, Z. E., Goswami, P., Grant, M. O., Hobeichi, S., Hoffmann, D., Jiang, X., Jin, C., Lu, X., Mu, M., Page, J. C., Parker, T. J., Vogel, E., Abram, N. J., Evans, J. P., Gallant, A. J. E., Henley, B. J., Kala, J. & King, A. D. & 7 others, , 25 Mar 2025, In: Communications Earth & Environment. 6, 1, 14 p., 220.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus) -
Quantifying inter- and intra-sensor variability in low-cost soil moisture and soil temperature sensors: A comparative study
Todd, M., Gallant, A. J. E., Wang, A., Plucinski, J. & Wong, V. N. L., Dec 2025, In: Smart Agricultural Technology. 12, 19 p., 101186.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Understanding drought onset: What makes flash droughts different from conventional droughts?
Goswami, P. & Gallant, A. J. E., Sept 2025, In: Weather and Climate Extremes. 49, 13 p., 100782.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Quantifying ENSOs Impact on Australia's Regional Monthly Rainfall Risk
McGregor, S., Gallant, A. & van Rensch, P., 28 Mar 2024, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 51, 6, 10 p., e2023GL106298.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Sea surface temperature driven modulation of decadal co-variability in mean and extreme precipitation
Adamu, M., McGregor, S. & Gallant, A. J. E., 5 Mar 2024, In: Environmental Research Letters. 19, 3, 11 p., 034045.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Monash University, Dean of Science’s Award for Excellence for Research Impact
Gallant, A. (Recipient), Holmes, D. (Recipient), Hall, S. (Recipient), Shergill, R. (Recipient), Gillett, Z. E. (Recipient), Thomas, S. (Recipient) & Goldie, J. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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VC Excellence Awards Research Team of the Year
Gallant, A. (Recipient), Arblaster, J. (Recipient), Dommenget, D. (Recipient), Gray, S. (Recipient), Jakob, C. (Recipient), Katragadda, S. (Recipient), McGregor, S. (Recipient), Purich, A. (Recipient), Reeder, M. (Recipient), Siems, S. (Recipient), Ritchie-Tyo, L. (Recipient), Saunders, K. (Recipient), Singh, M. (Recipient), Wilson, A. (Recipient), Wolff, H. (Recipient), Chor, S. (Recipient) & Harmer, G. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)