Frédéric Foucher
Présentation
I am research engineer in the Exobiology group at the Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire (CBM, UPR4301), CNRS, Orléans, France. I obtained my PhD in physics at the University of Poitiers, France, in 2007, after which I joined the Exobiology group in Orléans, where I acquired knowledge in geology, micropaleontology, planetology and space exploration. As the person in charge of different scientific instruments, in particular a Raman spectrometer and an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), I am particularly interested in searching for clues to demonstrate the biotic origin of ancient microfossils with the aim of using these biosignatures to help in the detection of putative traces of life on Mars. I obtained my Habilitation (HDR) in January 2017 for my work entitled Methodology for the search for life on Mars.
Publications
Publications
Projet Géo-Origines : développement d'un réacteur hydrothermal pour la chimie prébiotiqueConférence Nationale exobiologie 2021, Oct 2021, Marseille, France |
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On the challenge of detecting extraterrestrial lifeThe quest for extraterrestrial life: why does it matter?, Oct 2021, Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal |
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Création d’un réseau professionnel drones et instrumentation embarquée : contours, actions et organisationJournées INSU défi 16 Instrumentation en milieux extremes, Jan 2020, Clermont-Ferrand, France |
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Réflexion sur l’utilisation de drones comme vecteurs robotiques pour l’exploration en environnements extrêmes et/ou difficiles d’accèsAtelier Expérimentation et Instrumentation (AEI), Jul 2019, Lille, France |
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Testing the ExoMars 2020 scientific exploration protocolEANA19, Sep 2019, Orléans, France |
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Mechanistic morphogenesis of organo-sedimentary structures growing under geochemically stressed conditions: keystone to the interpretation of some Archaean stromatolites?Microbialites: formation, evolution and diagenesis, Sep 2019, Dijon, France |
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Biosignatures in Early Archaean sediments and their relevance for the search for life on MarsAstrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon 2019), Jun 2019, Seattle, Washington, United States |
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Multi-scalar trace element biosignatures and rare earth element reconstruction of Palaeoarchaean biomes of microbial life: a fossil-calibrated approachAstrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon 2019), Jun 2019, Seattle, Washington, United States |
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Multi-scalar trace element biosignatures and rare earth element reconstruction of Palaeoarchaean biomes of microbial life: a fossil-calibrated approachEANA19, Sep 2019, Orléans, France |
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A hydrothermal sedimentary origin of life?4th NoR HGT & LUCA meeting, Nov 2018, Athènes, Greece |
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A hydrothermal-sedimentary context for the origin for lifeEuropean Planetary Science Congress (EPSC 2018), Sep 2018, Berlin, Germany |
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Traitement et analyse d’images pour l’exobiologieJournée MATLAB, CEMHTI, Feb 2018, Orléans, France |
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Appraisal of lithologies and biosignatures using the ExoMars 2020 CLUPI instrument: blind tests using simulated mission observational conditionsEuropean Planetary Science Congress (EPSC 2018), Sep 2018, Berlin, Germany |
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Most ancient evidence for life in Barberton: microbial mats from the 3.472 Ga Middle Marker horizonGoldschmidt 2018, Aug 2018, Paris, France |
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CaliPhoto: an optical method to help identification of rocks during the ExoMars 2020 mission42nd COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Jul 2018, Pasadena, Californie, United States |
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The ISAR and EURO-CARES analogue databasesAstrobiology topical team meeting - ESA-ESTEC, Jan 2018, Noordwijk, Netherlands |
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CaliPhoto: an optical method for sample control and characterizationAstrobiology topical team meeting - ESA-ESTEC, Jan 2018, Noordwijk, Netherlands |
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Trace element biosignatures and the influence of early ocean chemistry on cell biochemistryEANA 2018, Sep 2018, Berlin, Germany |
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Lithospace: an automated system for in situ petrographic thin section preparation on MarsEuropean Planetary Science Congress 2018, Sep 2018, Berlin, Germany |
Analogue samples in an European sample curation facility - the EURO-CARES project42nd COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Jul 2018, Pasadena, Californie, United States |
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General considerations on Raman spectroscopy and its use for the detection of biosignaturesXIII GeoRaman conference, Jun 2018, Catane, Italy |
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DEVIL Drone Exploration for Versatile In situ LearningJournée du défi Instrumentation aux limites - Mission pour l'Interdisciplinarité du CNRS, May 2018, Paris, France |
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CaliPhoto 2Journée RTR Image, Jul 2018, Blois, France |
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The ExoMars 2020 mission and the search for chemotrophic biosignaturesEuropean Planetary Science Congress (EPSC 2018), Sep 2018, Berlin, Germany |
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LithoSpace: an automated system for in situ petrographic thin section preparation on MarsEuropean Planetary Science Congress (EPSC 2018), Sep 2018, Berlin, Germany |
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The JULES VERNE 2028 projectEuropean Planetary Science Congress (EPSC 2018), Sep 2018, Berlin, Germany |
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Influence of early ocean chemistry on cell biochemistry and prokaryotic metallomic biosignaturesGoldschmidt 2018, Aug 2018, Paris, France |
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Analogue Samples in a European Sample Curation Facility - The EURO-CARES ProjectAstrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon 2017), Apr 2017, Mesa, Arizona, United States |
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Introduction et présentation du GT Repositionnement et RelocalisationAtelier Repositionnement-relocalisation-recalage, Nov 2017, Orléans, France |
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Biosigantures of chemotrophic microbial activity in Mars-analogue, subsurface volcanic sedimentsAstrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon 2017), Apr 2017, Mesa, Arizona, United States |
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Geochemical tracing of the Early Archaean hydrothermal chemotrophic biosphereGoldschmidt 2017, Aug 2017, Paris, France |
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Life on Mars: returned samples and their storageThe EURO-CARES project. ISSOL, Jul 2017, San Diego, Californie, United States |
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Chercher des traces de vie dans des météorites et roches martiennes : missions STONE et projet EURO-CARESSF2A 2017, Jul 2017, Paris, France |
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Colorimetric analysis to help identification of drilled rock powders on Mars: the CaliPhoto methodIPPW 2017, Jun 2017, La Haye, Netherlands |
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Punctuated Habitability and Scenarios for the Search for Life on Mars and the ExoMars Landing Site Working GroupAstrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon 2017), Apr 2017, Mesa, Arizona, United States |
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Introduction au Repositionnement-relocalisation-recalageAtelier Repositionnement-relocalisation-recalage, Nov 2017, Orléans, France |
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On the interest of Raman mapping vs. single spectrum: from material science to exobiologyWITec Workshop, École Centrale Paris, May 2017, Châtenay-Malabry, France |
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Persistence of microbial biosignatures with increasing metamorphic gradeMicrobiology Society Annual Meeting, Apr 2017, Edimbourg, United Kingdom |
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European space missions and space-related activities for ExobiologySocieté Française d’Astronomie et d’Astrophysique, Jul 2017, Paris, France |
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The ExoMars 2020 mission: an Earth analogue example of the search for chemotrophic biosignaturesAstrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon 2017), Apr 2017, Mesa, Arizona, United States |
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Séminaire invité : A global approach to the search for life on MarsDLR, May 2017, Berlin, Germany |
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Recalage et ExobiologieAtelier Repositionnement-relocalisation-recalage, Nov 2017, Orléans, France |
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Séminaire invité : Analogue sample in an extraterrestrial sample curation facilityJutta Zipfel, Feb 2017, Bruxelles, Belgium |
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General Reflections on the Definition Of Analogues And Consequences For The Euro-Cares ProjectAstrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon 2017), Apr 2017, Mesa, Arizona, United States |
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Raman spectroscopy as a key tool for the detection of biosignatures on MarsAstrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon 2017), Apr 2017, Mesa, Arizona, United States |
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Occurrence and significance of carbonaceous matter at the surface of MarsAstrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon 2017), Apr 2017, Mesa, Arizona, United States |
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LithoSpace: an automated system for in situ petrographic thin section preparation on MarsIPPW 2017, Jun 2017, La Haye, Netherlands |
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EURO-CARES WP5: Analogues and instrumentationEURO-CARES WP4 workshop, Oct 2016, Paris, France |
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Les implications de l’influence de l’activité sur la vie primitive pour la vie extraterrestreAtelier Origine et Evolution de la Terre Primitive, Nov 2016, Saint Etienne, France |
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Problématique du repositionnement au travers d’un exemple d’analyse en microscopie multi-échelle et multimodaleJournée thématique Repositionnement-Relocalisation, Institut Pasteur, Jun 2016, Paris, France |
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Relocalisation « manuelle » par superpositionJournée thématique Repositionnement-Relocalisation, Jun 2016, Paris, France |
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Hydrothermal chemotrophic biosignatures on MarsWorkshop on Biosignature Preservation and Detection in Mars Analog Environments, May 2016, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States |
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Analogues for planetary missions: the engineer point of viewEURO-CARES WP5 workshop, Jun 2016, Francfort, Germany |
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Séminaire invité : A l’origine de la vieForum du CNRS « Que reste-il à découvrir ? », Nov 2016, Lille, France |
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Synthesis of Gusev crater analogue basalts, Mars : Interest for astrobiology44th LPSC - Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Mar 2013, The woolands - Texas, United States |
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New Synthetic Martian Basalts from Spirit data, Gusev crater.EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011, Oct 2011, Nantes, France. pp.398 |
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2018 MAX-C/ExoMars Mission: The Orleans Mars-Analogue Rock Collection for Instrument Testing42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Mar 2011, The Woodlands, United States. pp.1347 |
ExoMars: Mars analogue rocks in the European lithotheque at Orleans38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Jul 2010, Bern, Germany |
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Detection of Biosignatures Using Raman SpectroscopyBarbara Cavalazzi, Frances Westall. Biosignatures for Astrobiology, Springer, pp.267-282, 2019, 978-3-319-96174-3. ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-96175-0⟩ |
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Petrographical and Mineralogical Applications of Raman MappingRaman Spectroscopy and Applications, InTech, 2017, ⟨10.5772/65112⟩ |
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Influence du substrat sur le phénomène de cloquage de matériaux revêtusScience des matériaux [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]. Université de Poitiers, 2007. Français. ⟨NNT : ⟩ |
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Méthodologie pour la recherche de vie sur MarsPhysique [physics]. Université d'Orléans, 2017 |