Michael Wolcott

Present Position
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Education
Ph.D., Materials Engineering Science, 1989 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
M.S., Forestry, 1985 - University of Maine at Orono
B.S., Wood Science, 1982 - University of Maine at Orono

Professional Experience
1996-present Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, WSU
1989-1996 Assistant Professor of Wood Science, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
1985-1989 Graduate Project, Research, and Teaching Assistant, VPI&SU, Blacksburg, VA

Specialities and Research Areas
Composite material development
Viscoelasticity and anisotropic elasticity
Thermal analysis and processing

Honors and Awards
Wood Award, Forest Products Research Society, 1990
George Marra Award, Society of Wood Science and Technology, 1991 and 1995
Cahn Award, Cahn Instruments, 1992
Wood Louisiana-Pacific Endowed Professorship of Wood Materials and Engineering, 1997

Recent Publications
Rials, T.G., J. Nassar, and M.P. Wolcott. 2001. Interfacial contributions in lignocellulosic fiber reinforced polyurethane composites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 80(4):546-555.

Harper, D.P., M.P. Wolcott, and T.G. Rials. 2001. Evaluation of cure kinetics of the wood/pMDI bondline. Int. Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. 21(2):137-144.

Peyer, S. M., M. P. Wolcott, and D. J. Fenoglio. 2000. Reducing moisture swell of densified wood with polycarboxylic acid resin. Wood and Fiber Science. 32(4):520-526.

Lang, E. and M.P. Wolcott. 1996. A model for viscoelastic consolidation of wood-strand mats Part II: Static stress-strain behavior of the mat. Wood and Fiber Science. 28(3):369-379.