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.
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
Received the Queen Elizabeth II/Paul & Suzanne Price Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology
Award
Received the Queen Elizabeth II/Margery Sheridan Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology
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"
Graduation
MASc Graduation
Award
Queen Elizabeth II/Margery Sheridan Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology
Enrolled
Enrolled as PhD Student (Dual enrolment)
Joined
Joined as a MASc Candidate.
Publications
Abdelaziz, A., Ha, J., Li, M., Magsipoc, E., Sun, L., & Grasselli, G. (2023). Understanding hydraulic fracture mechanisms: From the laboratory to numerical modelling. Advances in Geo-Energy Research, 7(1), 66–68.
Magsipoc, E., Li, M., & Grasselli, G. (2022). See The Unseen – High-resolution Imaging and Characterizing Laboratory Fractures in Layered Anisotropic Rocks.
Magsipoc, E., Haile, B. F., & Grasselli, G. (2022). Impact of Layering in Buckinghorse Shale on Strain Measurement Using Digital Image Correlation (DIC). Presented at the 22nd Canadian Rock Mechanics Symposium, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Li, M., Magsipoc, E., Sun, L., Peterson, K., & Grasselli, G. (2022). High-resolution Mapping and Characterization of Shale Fractures Hydraulically Induced in the Laboratory. Presented at the 22nd Canadian Rock Mechanics Symposium, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Ossetchkina, E., Popoola, A., Aboayanah, K. R., de Boer, T., Magsipoc, E., Younes, J., Peterson, K., et al. (2022). Automated Quantification of Fracture Networks in Thermally Treated Granite. Presented at the 18th Euroseminar on Microscopy Applied to Building Materials, Lille, France: EMABM.
Li, M., Magsipoc, E., Abdelaziz, A., Ha, J., Peterson, K., & Grasselli, G. (2021). Mapping Fracture Complexity of Fractured Shale in Laboratory: Three-dimensional Reconstruction From Serial-section Images. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 55(5), 2937–2948.
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 (p. 6). Presented at the ARMA/DGS/SEG International Geomechanics Symposium, ARMA: American Rock Mechanics Association.
Magsipoc, E., & Grasselli, G. (2020). Describing the Fracture Process Using Surface Roughness Parameters (p. 9). Presented at the 54th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, ARMA: American Rock Mechanics Association.
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 (p. 9). Presented at the 54th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, ARMA: American Rock Mechanics Association.
Magsipoc, E., Zhao, Q., & Grasselli, G. (2019). 2D and 3D Roughness Characterization. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 53(3), 1495–1519.
Magsipoc, E., Zhou, H., Li, M., & Grasselli, G. (2019). Shear Dilation and Fluid Transmissivity of Rock Fractures Based on Quantified Surface Description.
Li, M., Magsipoc, E., Abdelaziz, A., Ha, J., & Grasselli, G. (2019). Mapping Fracture Complexity in Shale Rock.
Magsipoc, E. (2019). Quantifying the Fracture Process using Surface Roughness Parameters (MASc Thesis). University of Toronto.
Magsipoc, E., Yang, Z., Hui, G., Lim, M., & Becerra, D. (2018). Managing Orphan Wells in Alberta, Canada. Presented at the University of Calgary CREATE ReDeveLoP Annual Innovation Program, Calgary, Alberta.
Magsipoc, E., & Grasselli, G. (2018). Simulation of rock fragmentation by TBM disc cutter using the hybrid finite-discrete element method. Presented at the Geoconvention 2018, Calgary.