At the time of her selection engineer at CNES; from 1988 through 1991 the chairman of commission "nightglow" at the Union astronomique internationale - UAI; from 1995 through 2000 the member of scientific commission at the International Space Science Institute - ISSI; since 1996 chairman of commission "system the Earth, Moon, planet and the small bodies of the solar system" in the world committee of space studies (Comite mondial de la recherche spatiale - COSPAR); currently lecteur at the University of Paris; Professor d' Aéronomie at the University Paris VI; was involved in the mission Rosetta of the ESA; from 53 European candidates for the 1977 ESA Spacelab-1 selection semi-finalist (on the shortlist of 12), but not selected..