The Gerard Medal was established by the Committee in 1991 to recognize and remember the contributions made to the field of river ice engineering by the late Dr. R. (Larry) Gerard. The medal is awarded to the author or authors of the paper deemed to be the best amongst those presented at each Workshop on the Hydraulics of Ice Covered Rivers.
Dr. Gerard was a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Alberta and was recognized world-wide for his contributions in river ice engineering. The International Association for Hydraulic Research (IAHR) published a tribute detailing the career and accomplishments of Dr. Gerard as a part of the 11th International Symposium on Ice in Banff, Alberta in 1992.
Past Recipients of the Gerard Medal
Selective withdrawal to reduce regulation effects on ice cover downstream outlet of the Alta power plant
R. Pytte Asvall
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Tests of Numerical Models of Ice Jams – Phase 3
R. Carson, J. Groeneveld, D. Healy, Y. She, J. Malenchak, M. Morris, J.-P. Saucet, T. Kolerski and H.T. Shen
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Experimental Investigation of the Pressure Distribution beneath a Floating Ice Block
K. Dow, F. Hicks and P. Steffler
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Observed Climate Variability Impacts on River Ice in the United States
K. White, A. Tuthill, C. Vuyovich and P. Weyrick
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Ice Jam and Response Mitigation: The Need for Cooperative Succession Planning and Knowledge Transfer
K. White, F. Hicks, S. Beltaos and G. Loss
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Evaluations of Reservoir Storage Loss Due To Grounded Ice During Winter Operation
O. Seidou, T. Ouarda and L. Bilodeau
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Application of Ground Penetrating Radar for River Ice Surveys
D. Healy, C. Katopodis and P. Tarrant
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Instrument for Detecting Suspended and Surface Ice Runs in Rivers
M. Jasek and J. Marko
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River-ice effects on the estimation of the annual low flow in un-gauged cold-region basins
S. Hamilton and P. Saso
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CRREL’s Ice Jam Database and Website
P. Weyrick, K. White, S. Daly, M. Bullock and J. Gagnon
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