Aly Abdelaziz

Postdoctoral Researcher

Biography

Aly Abdelaziz is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Professor Grasselli’s Geomechanics Group in the Civil & Mineral Engineering Department at the University of Toronto in Canada where he received his PhD in 2023. Aly holds a Bachelor of Science in 2007 in Civil – Structural Engineering from Benha University in Egypt. Aly has over eight years of professional experience in the field of geotechnical investigation and construction monitoring and material testing in an accredited laboratory in Dubai. His current research broads several interests which include numerical representation of synthetic rock using spatial Voronoi tessellations and measuring influence of machines on strains during testing. He also worked on true-triaxial hydraulic fracturing test to develop an understanding of rock stimulation in the context of fracture type as well as its complexity. In addition, he constantly strives to bridge gaps between his professional knowledge and the academic world to achieve balance between academic practice and industry standards.

June 2023
June 2023

Postdoctoral Position

Started as a Postdoctoral Researcher with Grasselli's Geomechanics Group
May 2023
May 2023

Award

Received the CGS-SOS Murty Devata scholarship
July 2022
July 2022

Award

Received the 2022 Student Level ARMA Service Award
May 2022
May 2022

Invited Talk

Invited talk on "Experimental Testing Under In Situ Stress Conditions and the Importance of Standards to Determine What Dictates the Resultant Geometry of Rock Failure: Fracture Propagation vs. Rock Structure/Fabric?" as part of the Geological Controls and Fracture Mechanics - Considerations for the Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen, Methane and Compressed Air.
May 2019
May 2019

Nomination

Nominated as a Event Organizer in the Executive Committee of the Canadian Geotechnical Society - Southern Ontario Section (CGS-SOS)

May 2019
May 2019

Internship

Summer Internship at PETRONAS Canada Ltd. as a Summer Student in the Unconventional Center of Excellence (UCoE).

July 2018
July 2018

Award

Received the Winter/Spring 2018 School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Conference Grant.

December 2017
December 2017

Candidacy

Became a PhD candidate.

September 2017
September 2017

Award

Received the Queen Elizabeth II/ George Gladstone Gilchrist Graduate Scholarship In Science And Technology
January 2017
January 2017

Program Transfer

Transferred from MASc Program to a PhD Program

September 2016
September 2016

Award

Received the Queen Elizabeth II/ George Gladstone Gilchrist Graduate Scholarship In Science And Technology
January 2015
January 2015

Joined

Joined as a MASc Candidate

Publications