Cédric earned his M.Sc. degree from Université Paris-Saclay in 2002. He then pursued graduate studies at the John Innes Centre (University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK) under the direction of Prof. Chris Pickett. His doctoral research focused on the development and mechanistic understanding of molecular models of [FeFe]-hydrogenase. Following his Ph.D., Cédric conducted postdoctoral studies with Prof. Jean-Pierre Boilot at Ecole Polytechnique (Palaiseau, France), where he focused on the design of luminescent molecular clusters. He subsequently spent a year as a postdoc in the Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire (Université Paris-Diderot), working in the group of Prof. Jean-Michel Savéant, and was appointed Associate Research Scientist at the CNRS in 2009. He worked mainly on molecular models for the understanding of proton-coupled electron transfer reactions. In 2017, he moved to Ecole Polytechnique to hold a Professor position and is now Director of the Laboratoire de Chimie Moléculaire.
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EDUCATION
2002-2005: PhD in Organometallic Chemistry, Advisor: Prof. Chris Pickett, John Innes Centre, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
1997-2002: BSc and MSc in chemistry, Université Paris-Saclay and Université Paris Descartes, France
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2017-present: CNRS Scientist/Professeur chargé de cours, Laboratoire de Chimie Moléculaire, Ecole Polytechnique, France
2012: Visiting Scientist (4 months), group of Prof. Vincent L. Pecoraro, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan
2009-2016: CNRS Scientist, Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire, Université Paris Diderot, France
2007-2008: Postdoctoral fellow, Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire, Université Paris Diderot, France
2005-2007: Postdoctoral fellow, Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée, Ecole Polytechnique, France
2005: Exchange PhD Student (2 months), group of Prof. Stephen Best, Department of Chemistry, University of Melbourne
RESEARCH COLLABORATORS
Marion Giraud (Université Paris Cité)
Jennifer Peron (Université Paris Cité)
Benedikt Lassalle (Synchrotron Soleil)
Vincent L. Pecoraro (University of Michigan)
CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
Director of the Laboratoire de Chimie Moléculaire (2020-present)
Executive board member of the IP Paris Doctoral School, head of chemistry (2019-present)
Management and coordination of the research action Decarbonation & Sequestration of the Energy4Climate center (2019-present)
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 01.3012
Email: cedric.tard[at]polytechnique.edu
Phone: +33 (0)169-334-843
Address: route de Saclay, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau, France