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
Suitability of Aerial GPR Deployments for River Ice Thickness Mapping
N. Kovachis, J. Maxwell and F. Hicks
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Influence of Mackenzie Delta Breakup on the Timing and Duration of Water Overflow on the Outer Delta Sea Ice Surface
M. Belanger, F. Hicks, S. Solomon and M. Loewen
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SWIPS Field Deployment during Freeze-up 2008
T. Ghobrial, M. Loewen and F. Hicks
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Winter Hydrodynamics of the Upper Peace-Athabasca Delta
R. Andrishak and F. Hicks
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Modeling of dam break wave propagation in an ice-covered channel
T.F. Nzokou, B. Morse, J.-L. Robert, M. Richard and E. Tousso
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River ice implications related to water power production in Norway
R. Pytte Asvall
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Mitigation of Elevated River Freeze-up Levels by Revised Flow Regulation
M. Jasek and B. Trevor
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Helical cell motions in a small Ice-covered meander reach
S. Demers, T. Buffin-Bélanger and A.G. Roy
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Developing winter flow rating relationships using slope-area hydraulics
S. Beltaos
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