Earl Magsipoc
PhD Candidate
Biography
Earl joined the group in 2017 after graduating from the University of Waterloo with a BASc in Civil Engineering. He completed his MASc with the group in 2019 and is currently working on his PhD. Earl’s research is focused on alternative interpretations of the surface roughness of rock. He is currently investigating the link between surface roughness and the fracture mechanisms as the surface is created.
Publication
Presented at ARMA 2023, Atlanta US. June 2023 titled "The use of digital image correlation (DIC) to investigate the effect of layering and bedding plane orientations on Elastic modulus and Poisson’s ratio measurements of Buckinghorse shale samples"
Course Instructor
Winter Term course instructor for CME262: Engineering Math 2
Award
Received the Queen Elizabeth II/Robert M. Smith Memorial Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology
Invited Talk
Invited talk on "See the Unseen – High Resolution Imaging of Rock Fractures and the Read Throughs for Cap Rock Integrity" as part of the Geological Controls and Fracture Mechanics - Considerations for the Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen, Methane and Compressed Air.
Candidacy
Became a PhD candidate.
Award
Award
Conference Paper
Graduation
Award
Enrolled
Joined
Joined as a MASc Candidate.