Dr. Marie-Pierre LaborieAssistant Professor
Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-1806
Phone: (509) 335-8722
FAX: (509) 335-5077
Email: mlaborie@wsu.edu
TECHNICAL INTERESTS
- Physical chemistry of polymers and composites
- Adhesion
- Nano-biomaterials
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Wood Science and Forest Products, 2002 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
- Engineering Diploma, Wood Science and Technology, 1996 - E.N.S.T.I.B., University of Nancy I, France
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 2002 - present, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
- 1997 - 2002, Graduate Research Assistant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
- 1996, Quality Assurance Engineer, Menuiseries Lapeyre, France
- 1995, Summer Intern, Solo Susice, Czech Republic
- 1994, Exchange Student at Universidad del Bio-Bio, Chile
- 1993, Summer Intern, Ets. Mouysset, France
AWARDS
- Young faculty recognition, 2002 & 2003, College of Engineering & Architecture, WSU
- Best paper, 6th Pacific-Rim Bio-based Composite Symposium, 2002, Portland, OR
- Fellow of the Center for Adhesive and Sealant Science (CASS), Virginia Tech, 1997-2002
- 10/00 - 4/01 Visiting Scientist at the Swedish Research Institute for Pulp and Paper (STFI)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Maranan, M.C. and M.P.G. Laborie. 2008. Rapid prediction of the chemical traits of hybrid poplar with near infrared spectroscopy. Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy. 2(1):57-63.
- Brown, E.E. and M.P.G. Laborie. 2007. Bioengineering bacterial cellulose/poly(ethylene oxide) nanocomposites. Biomacromolecules, 8(10):3074-3081.
- Gupta, B.S., I. Reiniati and M.P.G. Laborie. 2007. Surface properties and adhesion of wood fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites. Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 302(1-3):388-395.
- Maranan, M.C. and M.P.G. Laborie. 2007. Analysis of energy traits of Populus spp. clones by near-infrared spectroscopy. Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy. 1(1):155-162.
- Wang, J.W., M.P.G. Laborie and M.P. Wolcott. 2007. Comparison of model-fitting kinetics for predicting the cure behavior of commercial phenol-formaldehyde resins. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 105(3):1289-1296.
- Laborie, M.P.G. and C.E. Frazier. 2006. C-13 CP/MAS NMR study of a wood/phenol-formaldehyde resin bondline. Journal of Materials Science, 41(18):6001-6005.
- Laborie M.P.G., L. Salmén and C.E. Frazier. 2006. A morphological study of the wood/phenol-formaldehyde adhesive interphase. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 20(8):729-741.
- Wang, J.W., M.P.G. Laborie and M.P. Wolcott. 2005. Comparison of model-free kinetic methods for modeling the cure kinetics of commercial phenol-formaldehyde resins. Thermochimica Acta. 439(1-2)68-73.
- Laborie M.P., L. Salmén and C.E. Frazier. 2004. Cooperativity Analysis of the in situ Lignin Glass Transition. Holzforschung. 58(2):129-133.
- Schmidt, R.G., M.P. Laborie and C.E. Frazier. 2000. Lab-Scale Synthesis of Isotopically Labeled Formaldehyde for the Production of Formaldehyde-Based Wood Adhesives. Holzforschung 54(1):98-100.