Dr. Gay Jane P. Perez is seen here taking part in the Space Sustainability: Regional Priorities, Global Responsibility panel of the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Sydney, Australia (Photo from PhilSA)
The Office of the President has designated Dr. Gay Jane P. Perez as the officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), following her service as the agency’s deputy director general for space science and technology since 2021.
Dr. Perez, a physicist and researcher with extensive experience in satellite data applications, earned her doctorate in Physics from the University of the Philippines Diliman and later conducted postdoctoral research at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
Her work at NASA focused on remote sensing and the use of satellite data for environmental and agricultural applications.