Dr. Gauvain Wiemer

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Former Research

Influence of diatom-microfossils on geotechnical properties of marine sediments.

General Research Interests

Marine geotechnics
Earthquakes and related Sediment deformation processes
Paleoseimology
Mudvolcanism
In situ and laboratory characterisation of sediment physical properties for landslide research
Liquefaction vs. Cyclic softening
Fluid mud processes

Curriculum Vitae

01.2017 - 03.2017	Trainee in the Science-Policy Interface at Konsortium Deutsche Meeresforschung (KDM) in Brussels
since 10.2015	Postdoc & Postdoc representative - MARUM, Center for Marine Environmental Sciences
03.2015 - 09.2015	Geotechnical Project Engineer - MENCK GmbH, Offshore Pile Driving Specialist
06.2016 - 03.2015	Postdoc - MARUM, Center for Marine Environmental Sciences
03.2011 - 03.2014	Phd student - MARUM, Center for Marine Environmental Sciences
10.2008 - 03.2011	MSc 'Geowissenschaften', University of Bremen, Germany
10.2004 - 06.2007	BSc 'Sciences de la terre, de l'univers et de l'environnement', Université Louis Pasteur, Strasburg, France

Publications

Wiemer, G., R. Dziadek, and A. Kopf (2017), The enigmatic consolidation of diatomaceous sediment, Mar Geol, 385, 173-184, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2017.01.006.
Wiemer, G., and A. Kopf (2016), Influence of diatom microfossils on sediment shear strength and slope stability, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, n/a-n/a, doi:10.1002/2016GC006568.
Moernaut, J., Wiemer, G., Reusch, A., Stark, N., De Batist, M., Urrutia, R., de Guevara, B.L., Kopf, A., Strasser, M., (2016). The influence of overpressure and focused fluid flow on subaquatic slope stability in a formerly glaciated basin: Lake Villarrica (South-Central Chile). Marine Geology.
Wiemer, G., Kopf, A., (2016). On the role of volcanic ash deposits as preferential submarine slope failure planes. Landslides, 1-10.
Wiemer G, Kopf, A. (2015). Altered marine tephra deposits as potential slope failure planes? Geo-Marine Letters 35:305-314. doi:10.1007/s00367-015-0408-4
Wiemer G., Moernaut J, Stark N, Kempf P, De Batist M, Pino M, Urrutia R, de Guevara B, Strasser M, Kopf A (2015). The role of sediment composition and behavior under dynamic loading conditions on slope failure initiation: a study of a subaqueous landslide in earthquake-prone South-Central Chile. Int J Earth Sci:1-19. doi:10.1007/s00531-015-1144-8
Wiemer, G., Reusch, A., Strasser, M., Kreiter, S., Otto, D., Mörz, T., Kopf, A., (2012). Static and Cyclic Shear Strength of Cohesive and Non-cohesive Sediments, in: Yamada, Y., Kawamura, K., Ikehara, K., Ogawa, Y., Urgeles, R., Mosher, D., Chaytor, J., M., S. (Eds.), Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences. Springer, Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York, pp. 111-121.

Conference talks

Wiemer G., A. Reusch, M. Strasser, S. Kreiter, D.Otto, T. Mörz, A. Kopf (2010). Static and cyclic shear strength of cohesive and non-cohesive sediments. 5th International Symposium Series:Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences - Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research.

Confernce poster

Reusch,A., Wiemer, G., Otto, D., Strasser, M., Kopf, A. (2011). Submarine slope stability at the nankai trough - dynamic triaxial testing of water-saturated sediment samples, EGU - Vienna, Austria.
Wiemer, G., and A., Kopf (2012). Volcanic ash occurrence as key in submarine slope failure?, DS3F - Sitges, Spain.
Wiemer Gauvain , Jasper Meornaut, Nina Stark, Philipp Kempf, Marc De Batist, Mario Pino, Roberto Urrutia, Michael Strasser and Achim Kopf (2013).Subaqueous landslides in earthquake-prone South-Central Chile: The role of ash, quick clay and time on slope failure. EGU - Vienna, Austria.

Expeditions

11.2016	R/V SONNE cruise 251
09.2014	R/V ARAON cruise 05
05.2013	Lake research, lake Neuchatel, Switzerland
03.-04.2012	R/V POSEIDON cruise 429
11.2011 - 01.2012	Lake research, lake Villarrica, Chile
03.2011 - 04.2011	R/V POSEIDON cruise 410
06.2010 - 07.2010	R/V MARIA S. MERIAN cruise 15/3