{"id":5907,"date":"2019-02-21T16:01:13","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T16:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topten.ph\/?p=5907"},"modified":"2019-02-21T16:01:13","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T16:01:13","slug":"dr-jane-gerardo-abaya-filipina-scientist-director-atomic-energy-agency-austria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topten.ph\/2019\/02\/21\/dr-jane-gerardo-abaya-filipina-scientist-director-atomic-energy-agency-austria\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Jane Gerardo-Abaya: Filipina Scientist Director of Atomic Energy Agency in Austria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"447d89fd8ebe85d3aa2bf2e394af15c6\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3958015878128031\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another achievement for the Philippines and women trailblazers this year! The international center focused on the promotion of safe and peaceful use of nuclear technology \u2013 <strong><em>IAEA or International Atomic Energy Agency<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 in Austria recently appointed the Filipina scientist Dr. Jane Gerardo-Abaya as their new Department of Technical Cooperation Division Director for Asia and the Pacific early January this year. During Dr. Abaya\u2019s courtesy call in the Philippine Permanent Mission in Vienna, she was congratulated by the Philippine Ambassador to Austria, Maria Cleofe Natividad.<\/p><div class=\"447d89fd8ebe85d3aa2bf2e394af15c6\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3958015878128031\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"attachment_5908\" style=\"width: 539px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topten.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/aasdasd.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5908\" class=\"wp-image-5908\" src=\"https:\/\/topten.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/aasdasd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topten.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/aasdasd.png 758w, https:\/\/topten.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/aasdasd-300x236.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Jane Gerardo-Abaya (second from the right)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, this remarkable achievement isn\u2019t the first for Dr. Jane Gerardo-Abaya. Here are 10 of her exemplary qualifications and extensive experiences she garnered prior to her appointment:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>She graduated with a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Geology and later on obtained a <strong>Master\u2019s Degree of the same field in the University of the Philippines.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>She pursued Doctorate Degree in Applied Geology and Geothermal Hydrology in <strong>Universit\u00e4t fuer Bodenkultur in Vienna, Austria<\/strong> in 2004.<\/li>\n<li>She became the recipient of the Department of Science and Technology\u2019s <strong>Balik Scientist Award and Research Grant<\/strong> on 2008.<\/li>\n<li>She made a great contribution to University of the Philippines Diliman\u2019s National Institute of Geological Sciences through her work on <strong>Isotope Hydrology and Water Geothermal Energy Resources.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>She became Geochemist of the Philippine National Oil and Senior Environmental <strong>Planning Researcher at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>She\u2019s an expert in Applied Geology and Geothermal Hydrology.<\/li>\n<li>She inspired many teachers and students to pursue studies and capacity-building on Nuclear Science and Technology by being a spokesperson and educator.<\/li>\n<li>She authored studies <em>Geochemistry of the surface and deep fluids of the Miravalles Volcano Geothermal System (Costa Rica) <\/em>and <em>Assessment of the Chemical Analysis of Coldwater in some Laboratories participating in Technical Cooperation Projects on Isotopehydrology.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>She has been consistently working with the International Atomic Energy Agency since 1994.<\/li>\n<li>She received the <strong>\u201cDistinguished Service Award\u201d<\/strong> from the IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei in 208 and <strong>\u201cSuperior Achievement Award\u201d<\/strong> from the IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano in 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another achievement for the Philippines and women trailblazers this year! 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