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Prof. Dr. Johan Gaume is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering (CE) at ETH Zurich. His research interests are not explicitly detailed in the provided information. Prof. Gaume's contact details include an email address and a website link to his profile page at ETH Zurich.
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Johan Gaume is an Associate Professor at ETH Zürich and Group Head at the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF. His research focuses on snow avalanches, gravitational mass movements, and computational geomechanics, with an emphasis on granular materials and the material point method. Gaume's work explores the dynamics of snow fracture, crack propagation in weak snowpack layers, and the impact of climate change on avalanche activity and mass movements. He develops advanced modeling techniques, such as the discrete element method and unified models based on the material point method, to simulate snow behavior and assess avalanche risks. His studies also address the mechanical properties of snow, including cohesion, fracture energy, and the transition from quasistatic to inertial behavior in granular materials.