Gay Jane P. Perez is a Filipino physicist and environmental scientist whose research involves satellite observation of environmental conditions, and the applications of that data in agricultural planning.[1] She is a professor in the Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology at the University of the Philippines Diliman,[2] and Deputy Director General of the Philippine Space Agency.[3][4]

Education and career

Perez is originally from Naga, Camarines Sur, where she attended a Catholic girls' school.[5][6] She studied physics at the University of the Philippines Diliman, earning a bachelor's degree in 2003, a master's degree in 2005, and a Ph.D. in 2009.[2] She went to the US in 2010–2011 for postdoctoral research at the Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, working there on remote sensing.[1][7]

Returning to the Philippines, she became the leader of the team that produced Diwata-1, the first microsatellite constructed in the Philippines. Her team also produced two later satellites, Maya-1 and Diwata-2, launched respectively in 2016, 2018, and 2019.[1][4]

In 2022, she was elected to a four-year term as president of the Technical Commission on Education and Outreach of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, the first Filipino to lead the commission.[8]

Recognition

Perez won the 2018 ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women, becoming the first Filipino to do so.[1][3][6] She was an awardee of The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service for 2019.[3] The National Academy of Science and Technology named her as their 2021 NAST Outstanding Young Scientist for Physical Sciences.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gay Jane Perez: The Philippines' Space Whisperer", Asian Scientist, 24 February 2021, retrieved 2023-02-07
  2. 1 2 "Gay Jane P. Perez, Ph.D.", Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology, University of the Philippines Diliman, retrieved 2023-02-07
  3. 1 2 3 Office of the Deputy Director General, Philippine Space Agency, retrieved 2023-02-07
  4. 1 2 Abarca, Charie Mae F. (8 March 2022), "Dr. Perez: A woman in the PH space program", Manila Bulletin, retrieved 2023-02-07
  5. ↑ Bunachita, Jose Santino (21 October 2018), "Award-winning Pinay scientist gives farmers crucial tool: satellite data", Philippine Daily Inquirer, retrieved 2023-02-07
  6. 1 2 Cacho, Katlene O. (19 October 2018), "Filipina wins Asean science prize", SunStar, retrieved 2023-02-07
  7. 1 2 Luci-Atienza, Charissa (28 July 2021), "PhilSA lady official named as 2021 NAST Outstanding Young Scientist for Physical Sciences", Manila Bulletin, retrieved 2023-02-07
  8. ↑ Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (8 June 2022), "PH Space Agency exec is first Filipino to head int'l photogrammetry society panel", Philippine Daily Inquirer, retrieved 2023-02-07
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