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
Observations of aufeis formation in Jarvis Creek, Alaska
J. Zufelt, S. Daly and A. Gelvin
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Variations in Anchor-Ice Crystal Morphology Related to River Flow Characteristics
E. Kempema and R. Ettema
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Interannual field observations and analysis of river ice dynamics at a fluvial transition on the Rimouski River, Québec
J. Dubé, T. Buffin-Bélanger and N. Bergeron
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Detection of Trends in Ice Season Characteristics of New Brunswick Rivers
B. Burrell, H. Arisz, D. Scott and J. Devenney
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Frazil ice problems in changing climate conditions
M. Huokuna, J. Aaltonen and N. Veijalainen
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2-D Modeling of Ice Cover Formation Processes on the Athabasca River, AB
A. Wojtowicz, F. Hicks, R. Andrishak, M. Brayall, J. Blackburn and J. Maxwell
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Conceptual model of river ice formation along sedimentary links
N. Bergeron, T. Buffin-Bélanger, V. Tremblay and J. Dubé
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Investigation of the use of GPR for characterizing river ice types
F. Bérubé, N. Bergeron, Y. Gauthier and Y. Choquette
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Surface Ice Observations on the St. Lawrence River Using Infrared Thermography
J. Edmond, B. Morse, M. Richard, E. Stander, and A. Viau
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