Dr. Marie-Pierre G. Laborie
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Associate Professor Phone: (509) 335-8722 |
EDUCATION
- Ph.D, Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2002
- Engineering Degree: Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences, Technologies et Industries du Bois (E.N.S.T.I.B), University of Nancy I, 1996
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 2004 to present, Affiliate Faculty in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University
- 2003 to present, Adjunct Professor in Materials Science, Washington State University
- 2002 to present, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory, Washington State University
- 1997-02 Graduate Research Assistant, Wood Adhesion Laboratory, Virginia Tech
- 10/00-4/01 Visiting Scientist at the Swedish Research Institute for Pulp and Paper (STFI),
- 1996-97Quality Assurance Engineer, Menuiseries Lapeyre
AWARDS
- Best paper of the 6th Pacific-Rim Bio-based Composite Symposium, Portland, OR, 2002
- Young faculty recognition of the College of Engineering and Architecture, 2002 & 2003
- Fellow of the Center for Adhesive and Sealant Science (CASS), Virginia Tech, 1997-2002
RESEARCH
- Physical Chemistry of Polymers and Composites
- Adhesion
- Bio-based Nanocomposites
TEACHING
- Advanced Topics--Polymer and Adhesion Science
- Solid State NMR Characterization of Polymers
- Fundamentals of Adhesion Science
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- E. Rude and M.-P. Laborie 2008. "13C CP/MAS NMR investigation of the interactions between maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene and wood polymers", Applied Spectroscopy 62 (5) 562-568.
- E. Brown and M.-P. Laborie. 2007." Bioengineering of bacterial cellulose/ polyethylene oxide nanocomposites", Biomacromolecules 8 (10) 3074-3081.
- B. Gupta, I. Reiniati and M.-P. Laborie. 2007. "Surface properties and adhesion of wood fiber reinforced thermoplastic polymers", Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 302 (1-3) 388-395.
- M.-P. Laborie, L. Salmén and C.E. Frazier. 2006. "A morphological study of the wood/phenol- formaldehyde resin interphase", J. Adhesion Science and Technology 20 (8) 729-741.
- M.-P. Laborie and C.E. Frazier. 2006. "13C CP/MAS NMR study of a wood/phenol-formaldehyde resin bondline", Journal of Materials Science 41(18) 6001-6005.
- J. Wang, M.-P Laborie and M.-P. Wolcott. 2005." Model-free kinetics of the cure of phenol-formaldehyde resins", Thermochimica Acta 439 (1-2) 68-73.
- M.-P. Laborie, L. Salmén and C.E. Frazier. 2004. "Cooperativity analysis of the in situ glass transition of lignin", Holzforschung 58 (2) 129-133.
- F. Probst, M.-P. Laborie, A. Pizzi†, A. Merlin and X. Déglise. 1997. "Molecular mechanics. Experimental methods applied to varnish /primer/wood interactions", Holzforschung 51 (5) 459-466.
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