JC Mauduit is an Associate Professor of Science Diplomacy at University College London, Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy. He holds a PhD in Astrophysics (Paris Observatory) and an MA in Law and Diplomacy (Fletcher School, Tufts University, Boston). He previously was a Research Scholar at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Washington, D.C.) and Associate Director at the Science Diplomacy Center (Tufts University). He has worked on scientific development issues as a Project Officer for the International Astronomical Union and on ESA and NASA satellite missions at the CNRS and the California Institute of Technology.