Christine Amory-Mazaudier is a qualified professional in the fields of computer science (Master), administration (MBA), and physics (Master, PhD, and ‘Thèse d’Etat’). She worked at the CNRS (National Centre for Scientific Research) from 1978 to 2014. She is now a Senior Scientist at the University Pierre and Marie Curie and a Staff Associate at ICTP. Between 1978 and 1989, she conducted research in various fields, including thermodynamics of the upper atmosphere and electrodynamics with incoherent scatter sounder, acoustic waves generated by underground nuclear explosions with HF radar, dynamics of the lower boundary layer of the atmosphere with acoustic sounder, the earth’s magnetic field, and the history of geophysics. Her scientific work has led to 158 publications, comprising 97 scientific papers, 35 proceedings, 28 technical reports, 2 doctoral theses, and a book. She has been in charge of young researchers and has trained Master students (9) and PhD students (34) in various countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the USA. In 1995, she created the IGRGEA (International Group of Research in Geophysics Europe Africa), based upon the practice of sharing. This group has developed geophysics research throughout Africa and Asia since 2005 and leads the creation of African/Asian centers of scientific excellence.