Earl Magsipoc

PhD Student

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.

November 2020
November 2020

Conference Paper

Published a Conference Paper at ARMA | DGS | SEG  International Geomechanics Symposium, 3–5 November 2020, titled "Analysis of the Fracture Morphologies from a Laboratory Hydraulic Fracture Experiment on Montney Shale"

June 2020
June 2020

Conference Paper

Published a Conference Paper at 54th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, June 28 - July 1, 2020 titled "Describing the fracture process using surface roughness parameters"
November 2019
November 2019

Graduation

MASc Graduation
October 2019
October 2019

Journal Paper

Published a Journal Paper in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering titled "2D and 3D Roughness Characterization, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering"
September 2019
September 2019

Award

Queen Elizabeth II/Margery Sheridan Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology
May 2019
May 2019

Enrolled

Enrolled as PhD Student (Dual enrolment)
May 2018
May 2018

Conference Paper

Published a Conference Paper at Geoconvention 2018, May 7-9, 2018 titled "Simulation of rock fragmentation by TBM disc cutter using the hybrid finite-discrete element method". 
September 2017
September 2017

Joined

Joined as a MASc Candidate.

Publications

Magsipoc, E., Li, M., Abdelaziz, A., Ha, J., Peterson, K., & Grasselli, G. (2020). Analysis of the Fracture Morphologies from a Laboratory Hydraulic Fracture Experiment on Montney Shale. 6.
Magsipoc, E., & Grasselli, G. (2020). Describing the Fracture Process Using Surface Roughness Parameters. 9.
Li, M., Magsipoc, E., Abdelaziz, A., Ha, J., Guo, J., Peterson, K., & Grasselli, G. (2020). Mapping Fracture Complexity in Hydraulically Fractured Montney Shale by Serial Section Reconstruction. 9.
Magsipoc, E., Zhao, Q., & Grasselli, G. (2019). 2D and 3D Roughness Characterization. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-019-01977-4
Magsipoc, E. (2019). Quantifying the Fracture Process using Surface Roughness Parameters [MASc Thesis, University of Toronto].
Magsipoc, E. (2019). Decoding Fracture Roughness. Energi Simulation Visit, University of Toronto.
Magsipoc, E., Yang, Z., Hui, G., Lim, M., & Becerra, D. (2018). Managing Orphan Wells in Alberta, Canada. University of Calgary CREATE ReDeveLoP Annual Innovation Program, April 30 - May 4, 2018, Calgary, Alberta.
Magsipoc, E., & Grasselli, G. (2018). Simulation of rock fragmentation by TBM disc cutter using the hybrid finite-discrete element method. Geoconvention, Calgary.