I am a geologist/hydrogeologist particularly interested in the role of groundwater in geologic processes, such as deep-seated gravitational slope movements, faults/fractures response to fluid flow (hydrotectonics) and internal hydraulic erosion in aquifers constituted of unconsolidated deposits (erosion piping). Others fields of interest include the interaction between anthropogenic structures, e.g. tunnels, or activities, e.g. massive pumping, with groundwater systems. These topics require a detailed understanding of i) the 3D geometry of geological formations, as well as ii) the heterogeneity of their properties. I tackle these subjects by combining field methods, e.g. geophysical surveys, hydrogeological testing, with advanced numerical modelling.

2016 – Present: Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Hydrogeology and Geothermics (CHYN), University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2016 – Present: Research Associate at the Swiss Geotechnical Commission (SGTK), ETH Zurich, Switzerland

2015 – 2016: Project chief at the Swiss Geological Survey (SGS) – swisstopo

2013 – 2015: Postdoctoral researcher at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Geological Engineering Group, Vancouver BC, Canada

2009 – 2013: PhD Student/Assistant at the Centre for Hydrogeology and Geothermics (CHYN), University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2007 – 2009: MSc of Science in Hydrogeology, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2004 – 2007: BSc of Science in Geology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Journal:

Volken S, Preisig G & Gaehwiler M, GeoQuat: Developing a system for the sustainable management, 3D modelling and application of Quaternary deposit data. Swiss Bulletin for Applied Geology, 21(1), 3-16, 2016

van der Baan M, Eaton DW & Preisig G, Stick-split mechanism for anthropogenic fluid-induced tensile rock failure. Geology, 44(7), 503-506, 2016

Preisig G, Eberhardt E, Smithyman M, Preh A & Bonzanigo L, Hydromechanical rock mass fatigue in deep-seated landslides accompanying seasonal variations in pore pressures. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 49(6), 2333-2351, 2016

Gischig V, Preisig G & Eberhardt E, Numerical investigation of seismically induced rock mass fatigue as a mechanism contributing to the progressive failure of deep-seated landslides. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 49(6), 2333-2351, 2016

Preisig G, Gischig V, Eberhardt E, Roche V, van der Baan M, Valley B, Kaiser P, Duff D & Lowther R, Development of connected permeability in massive crystalline rocks through hydraulic fracture propagation and shearing accompanying fluid injection. Geouids 15(1-2), 321-337, 2015

Preisig G, Dematteis A, Torri R, Monin N, Milnes E & Perrochet P, Modelling Discharge Rates and Ground Settlement Induced by Tunnel Excavation. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 47(3), 869-884, 2014

Preisig G, Cornaton FJ & Perrochet P, Regional Flow and Deformation Analysis of Basin-Fill Aquifer Systems Using Stress-Dependent Parameters. Groundwater 52(1), 125-135, 2014

Preisig G, Cornaton FJ & Perrochet P, Regional Flow Simulation in Fractured Aquifers Using Stress-Dependent Parameters. Ground Water 50(3), 376-385, 2012

Others:

Eberhardt E, Preisig G & Gischig V, Progressive failure in deep-seated rockslides due to seasonal fluctuations in pore pressures and rock mass fatigue. In: Landslides and Engineered Slopes. Experience, Theory and Practice, CRC Press - Taylor & Francis Group, 2016

Preisig G, Volken S, Gaehwiler M, Möri A & Sinreich M, GeoQuat project: realization of groundwater volumes and vulnerability maps based on 3D parametric modeling. 14th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, 2016

Preisig G, Gischig V, Eberhardt E & Hungr O, Hydromechanical versus seismic fatigue in progressive failure of deep-seated landslides. 13th Int Congress on Rock Mechanics (ISRM), 2015

Gischig V & Preisig G, Hydro-fracturing versus hydro-shearing: a critical assessment of two distinct reservoir stimulation mechanisms. 13th Int Congress on Rock Mechanics (ISRM), 2015

Preisig G, Regional simulation of coupled hydromechanical processes in fractured and granular porous aquifer using effective stress-dependent parameters. PhD thesis, Center for Hydrogeology and Geothermics, University of Neuchâtel, 142 pp, 2013

Preisig G, Exploration of thermo-mineral water in Acquarossa (Ticino, Switzerland) by hydrogeological, geochemical and geophysical methods. Master thesis, Center for Hydrogeology and Geothermics, University of Neuch^atel, 104 pp, 2009