Current position
Since 2014 CNRS researcher, CRCN / LPCNO, INSA, CNRS, Université de Toulouse
Academics
2019 Habilitation à diriger la recherche / Université de Toulouse 2009 PhD in chemistry / Université Paris-Sud 2006 Master degree in inorganic chemistry / Université Paris-Sud 2005 Agrégation in physical sciences, chemistry option 2004 Bachelor degree in physical chemistry / Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Research interests / Laboratory experience
Since 2014 Interactions between nanoparticles (metallic, semiconductor, coordination) and molecules, self-assembly and study of optical, magnetic, conductive and catalytic properties
2012-2014 Postdoctorate 3 / Metallic nanoparticles for catalysis / LPCNO, Nano-structures and Organometallic Chemistry Team, INSA, UPS, CNRS, Toulouse, dir. B. Chaudret
2011-2012 Postdoctorate 2 / Spin crossover coordination network nano-, micro- and macro-objects / LCC, Switchable Molecular Materials Team, CNRS, Toulouse, dir. A. Bousseksou
2009-2011 Postdoctorate 1 / Mechanical Agitation - Molecular Junctions - Magnetic Levitation - Electrets / G. M. Whitesides group, Harvard University, Cambridge
2006-2009 PhD / Grafting on inorganic surfaces of magnetic nano-objects of cyanide bridged coordination networks : sequential growth and deposit in solution / ICMMO, Inorganic Chemistry Team, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, dir. J.J. Girerd / supervisor : T. Mallah
Scientific records
Publications 50 articles published (6 Angew. Chem., 2 Nat. Commun., 1 Chem. Sci., 1 Mater. Horiz., 2 Nanoscale, 1 Chem. Commun., 2 Chem. Eur. J., 3 Soft Matter, 5 Dalton Trans., 3 J. Phys. Chem. C, etc.)
Patent 1 patent (US and international)
Grants (current) Univ. de Toulouse 2017, ANR JCJC 2018, PRIME|80 CNRS 2019, MITI CNRS 2020
Representative papers
Manai G., Houimel H., Rigoulet M., Gillet A., Fazzini P.-F., Ibarra A., Balor S., Roblin P., Esvan J., Coppel Y., Chaudret B., Bonduelle C.,* Tricard S.,* Bidimensional Lamellar Assembly by Coordination of Peptidic Homopolymers to Platinum Nanoparticles, Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 2051.
Usmani S., Mikolasek M., Gillet A., Sanchez-Costa J., Rigoulet M., Chaudret B., Bousseksou A., Lassalle-Kaiser B., Demont P., Molnar G., Salmon L., Carrey J., Tricard S.,* Spin crossover in Fe(triazole) – Pt nanoparticle self-assembly structured at the sub-5 nm scale, Nanoscale 2020, 12, 8180-8187.
Bouzouita D., Lippens G., Baquero E.A., Fazzini P.F., Pieters G., Coppel Y., Lecante P., Tricard S.,* Martinez-Prieto L.M.,* Chaudret B.,* Tuning the Catalytic Activity and Selectivity of Water-Soluble Bimetallic RuPt Nanoparticles by Modifying their Surface Metal Distribution, Nanoscale 2019, 11, 16544-16552.
Tricard S.,* Saïd-Aïzpuru O., Bouzouita D., Usmani S., Gillet A., Tassé M., Poteau R., Viau G., Demont P., Carrey J., Chaudret B., Chemical Tuning of Coulomb Blockade at Room-Temperature in Ultra-Small Platinum Nanoparticle Self-Assemblies, Mater. Horiz. 2017, 4, 487-492.
Tricard S.,* Shepherd R.M., Stan C.A., Snyder P.W., Cademartiri R., Zhu D., Aranson I.S., Shakhnovich E.I., Whitesides G.M., Mechanical Model of Globular Transition in Polymers. ChemPlusChem 2015, 80, 37-41.
Prizes
2018 Young Investigator Award of ICT (Toulouse Chemistry Institute)
Administrative responsibilities
Since 2019 Member of the CNRS national commission for the monitoring of the handicap plan Since 2017 Handicap correspondent of LPCNO Since 2016 Coordinator of the “Handicap at CNRS” think tank of the CoNRS SSC meetings Since 2016 Elected member and scientific secretary of section 14 of the CNRS national committee Since 2016 Elected member of the LPCNO laboratory council Since 2015 In charge of the seminars of LPCNO Since 2015 Communication correspondent of LPCNO
Pedagogic experiences
Since 2018 Instructor in ethics and scientific integrity (PhD) – 12h per year / Université de Toulouse Since 2018 Supervision of multidisciplinary projects (M1) – 12h per year / INSA Toulouse 2019 Introduction to nanochemistry – 2h / IUT Castres, Université de Toulouse
Vulgarization activities
Since 2015 Scientific animations with high school students at LPCNO ( 3-5 times per year) 2006-2009, 2018, 2019 Participation to the “Fête de la science” 2018 Intervention in the Science in the City Festival, ESOF, Toulouse European city of Sciences 2015-2018 Participation to the European Researchers’ Nights (every year)
Research supervising
2016-2022 4 PhD directions and co directions Since 2008 23 undergrad students with levels from 1st year to M2 Since 2011 10 visiting PhD students in collaborations
Major collaborations
InternationalZhao Jihua / Lanzhou University, China / Prussian blue analogs, electrochemistry Michael Grünwald / University of Utah, USA / self-assembly modelization Maria Bernechea / Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain / quantum dots
National – France Florence Volatron / Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris / polyoxometallates Colin Bonduelle / LCPO Bordeaux / peptidic polymers Thomas Fernique / Université Paris XIII / supercrystals Dominique Armspach / Université de Strasbourg / cyclodextrins
Local – Toulouse, France Azzedine Bousseksou, Lionel Salmon, Gabor Molnar / LCC / spin crossover Philippe Demont / CIRIMAT / charge transport Kevin Roger, Yannick Hallez, Martine Meireles / LGC / SAXS, NP synthesis
