• Outreach to K-12
• Outreach to international and diverse students  
• Women in Engineering

Education

• Ph.D., Wood Science and Forest Products, 2002, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
  Dissertation: “Investigation of the Wood/Phenolic Resin Interphase Morphology”
• Engineering Degree, Wood Science and Technology, 1996, E.N.S.T.I.B., University of Nancy I, France.
  

Professional Experience

• 2004 - present, Affiliate Faculty, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University.
• 2003 - present, Adjunct Professor in Materials Science, Washington State University.
• 2002 - present, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University.
• 1997 -2002 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Wood and Forest Products, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
• 1996 - 1997 Quality Assurance Engineer, Menuiseries Lapeyre, a laminated wood frame door/window manufacturer.

Awards

• 2006 - Elected Member at Large of the Cellulose Division of the American Chemical Society
• 2006 - Included in Who is Who in Engineering, Who is Who in America, Who is Who in American Women
• 2005 - Included in Who is Who in American Education
• 2004 - WMEL safety recognition
• 2002 & 2003 Young faculty recognition in CEA
• 2002 - Best paper of the 6th Pacific-Rim Bio-based Composite Symposium, Portland, OR.
• 2001-2002 Visitor Scientist (6 months) at the Swedish Pulp and Paper Research Institute, Stockholm.
• 1998-2001 Fellowship from the Center for Adhesive and Sealant Science, CASS, Virginia Tech.

Teaching

• Fundamentals of Adhesion Science: MSE 547
• Structures Seminar, CE 580/600
• Leader in the Development Polymer/Composite Graduate Curriculum
• Polymers in Adhesion:
• Solid State NMR of Polymers: MatSci 571
• Thermal Analysis of Polymers workshop (REU program)
  

Selected Publications and Book Sections

• “Comparison of Model-fitting kinetics for predicting the cure behavior of commercial phenol-formaldehyde resins”, J. Wang, M.-P. Laborie and M.P. Wolcott, Accepted, Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2006).
• “A morphological Study of the Wood/Phenol- formaldehyde Resin Interphase” Laborie M.-P., L. Salmén and C.E. Frazier. Invited. In press, J. Adhesion Science and Technology (2006).
• “13C CP/MAS NMR Study of a Wood/Phenol-Formaldehyde Resin Bondline”, M.-P. Laborie and C.E. Frazier, in press. Journal of Materials Science (2006).
• “Model-Free kinetics of the cure of Phenol-Formaldehyde Resins”, J. Wang, M.-P Laborie and M.-P. Wolcott Thermochimica Acta 439, 68, (2005).
• “Application of the Cooperativity Analysis to the in situ Glass Transition of Lignin”. Laborie M.-P., L. Salmén and C.E. Frazier, Holzforschung (2004) 58, 129.
• “Lab-Scale Synthesis of Isotopically Labeled Formaldehyde for the Production of Formaldehyde-Based Wood Adhesives”. Schmidt R.G., M.-P. Laborie and C.E. Frazier, Holzforschung (2000) 54, 1, 98.
• “Molecular Mechanics / Experimental Methods Applied to Varnish /Primer/Wood Interactions”. Probst F., M.-P. Laborie, A. Pizzi and X. Deglise, Holzforschung (1997), 51, 5, 459.
• “The Temperature Dependence of Wood Relaxations: a Molecular Probe of the Woody Cell Wall”, Chapter 7. Laborie M.-P. Invited, Characterization of the Cellulosic Cell Wall (2005). p. 87-94 Eds. D. Stocke and L. Groom. Blackwell Publishing Ames, Iowa USA,