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
Potential of RADARSAT-2 for the Monitoring of river Freeze-up Processes
J. van der Sanden, H. Drouin, F. Hicks and S. Beltaos
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Ice interactions at a dam face
B. Morse, E. Stander, A. Cote, J. Morse, P. Beaulieu, A. Tarras, P. Noël and Y. Pratt
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Ice Considerations in the Design of Modern In-Stream Structures
A. Tuthill, C. Vuyovich, I. Knack and H. Shen
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Analysis of Observed 2008 Ice Jam Release Events on the Hay River, NWT
D. Watson, F. Hicks and R. Andrishak
1.67 MB
Long Lead Forecasting of Peak Flow during Breakup Using Fuzzy Logic
L. Zhao, F. Hicks and A. Robinson Fayek
1.16 MB
On the use of dendrochronology to analyse ice jam occurrences at a fluvial transition on the Ouelle River, Quebec
S. MacNider Taylor, T. Buffin-Bélanger, D. Arseneault and B. Hétu
2.42 MB
Field Studies of ice breakup and jamming in the Mackenzie Delta
S. Beltaos and T. Carter
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Satellite Radar Observations of Spring Ice Breakup in the Mackenzie Delta
J. van der Sanden, H. Drouin, S. Beltaos and F. Hicks
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Sediment Transport in Ice-Covered Rivers: A Prospect Research Project
B. Turcotte, N. Bergeron and A.G. Roy
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