| 2007 | Ph.D. thesis (Doctorat) in geomicrobiology University of Lyon, France |
| 2004 | Master's degree (Maîtrise-DEA) in microbial ecology University of Lyon, France |
| 2002 | Bachelor's degree (Licence) in microbiology University of Dijon & University of Lyon, France |
| 11/2011-present | Postdoctoral Researcher Geomicrobiology Center for Applied Geoscience University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany |
| 11/2008-10/2011 | MARUM postdoctoral fellow Biogeochemistry Department Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany |
| 09/2007-09/2008 | Research and teaching assistant Laboratoire de Sciences de la Terre Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France |
| 09/2004-09/2007 | Ph.D. student Laboratoire de Sciences de la Terre University of Lyon, France |
| Microbiology | Cultivation, basic molecular biology |
| High pressure technology | Diamond-Anvil Cells, autoclaves, and pressure vessels |
| Spectroscopy | Raman Spectroscopy Synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (Grenoble, France) and at the Deutsches Elektronen-SYnchrotron (Hamburg, Germany) Synchrotron infrared spectroscopy at the Advanced Light Source (Livermore, USA) |
| Data analysis | Spectroscopic data analysis (Athena, Xanda, PeakFit) |
| Submitted | A. Picard and T.G Ferdelman. Microbial activity in deep marine sediments: does pressure make the difference? |
| Revision | A. Picard, D. Testemale, J.-L. Hazemann, I.Daniel. The influence of high pressure on bacterial dissimilatory iron reduction. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta |
| Accepted | A. Picard and T.G. Ferdelman. Linking microbial heterotrophic activity and sediment lithology in oxic, oligotrophic subseafloor sediments of the North Atlantic Ocean, Frontiers in Extreme Microbiology |
| 2011 | C. Rühlemann, T. Kuhn, M. Wiedicke, S. Kasten, K. Mewes, A. Picard. Current status of manganese nodule exploration in the German license area. Proceedings of the Ninth ISOPE Ocean mining symposium: 168-173 |
| 2011 | A. Picard, I. Daniel, D. Testemale, I. Kieffer, P. Bleuet, H. Cardon and P.M. Oger. Monitoring microbial redox transformations of metal and metalloid elements under high pressure using in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Geobiology, 9: 196-204 |
| 2008 | P.M. Oger, I. Daniel, A. Simionovici, A. Picard. Micro-X-ray absorption near edge structure as a suitable probe to monitor live organisms. Spectrochimica Acta Part B, 63:512-517 |
| 2007 | A. Picard, I.Daniel, G. Montagnac, P. Oger. In situ monitoring by quantitative Raman spectroscopy of alcoholic fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae under high pressure. Extremophiles: 11: 445-452 |
| 2006 | P.M. Oger, I. Daniel, A. Picard. Development of a low-pressure diamond anvil cell and analytical tools to monitor microbial activities in situ under controlled P and T. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1764: 434-442 |
| 2006 | A. Picard, P.M. Oger, I. Daniel, H. Cardon, G. Montagnac, J.-C. Chervin. A sensitive pressure sensor for diamond anvil cell experiments up to 2 GPa: FluoSpheres. Journal of Applied Physics, 100: 034915 |
| 2006 | HERCULES (High European Research Course for Users of Large Experimental Systems), 5 weeks, Grenoble, France |
| 2009 | Fame + (X-ray absorption spectroscopy on the FAME beamline, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility), 1 week, Grenoble, France |
| 2009 | ECORD summer school, Geodynamic of the mid-oceanic ridges, Bremen, Germany |
| 2010 | Radioprotection basic course and special course for open radioactive substances, 1 week, Fachhochschule Aachen, Germany |
| 2007 | Geological field trip (South Alps and Mediterranean Sea) Lectures in geomicrobiology |
| 2008 | Lectures in general biology |