Jean-Christophe (JC) Mauduit is an Associate Professor of Science Diplomacy at University College London, Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy since September 2019. He holds a PhD in Astrophysics from the Paris Observatory and a Master’s in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Boston. He was previously a Research Scholar at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C. and Associate Director at the Science Diplomacy Center at Tufts University. He has worked on ESA and NASA satellite missions at the CNRS and at the California Institute of Technology and was a Project Officer for the International Astronomical Union focusing on scientific development issues. Beyond UCL, he is the co-Chair of the European Union Science Diplomacy Working Group on capacity-building.