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
Modelling freeze-up ice covers along the Exploits River, Newfoundland
Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt, Mohammad Ghoreshi, Paul Barrette, Amir Ali Khan
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Field investigation of the effectiveness of mitigation measures for water intake blockage by ice
Amandine Pierre, Tadros Ghobrial, Sean Boyd, Mark Loewen
1.79 MB
Using logistic regression to identify the key hydrologic controls of ice-jam flooding near the Peace-Athabasca Delta: assessment of uncertainty
Spyros Beltaos
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Insights from the 2022 mechanical breakup of the lower Peace River and contribution to flooding of the Peace-Athabasca Delta
Martin Jasek
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Ice Jam Flood Frequency Analysis for the Peace-Athabasca Delta: Refining Projections by Modeling Historical Uncertainty
Jonathan Lamontagne, Martin Jasek
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The 2022 Dynamic Mid-Winter Breakup on the Lower Little Smoky River, Alberta In the Context of A Historical Mid-Winter Breakup
Jennifer Nafziger, Aleezah Arif, Alyssa Sandeman
2.24 MB
The 2022 Flooding of the Peace-Athabasca Delta: Extent, Magnitude, Hydrology, and Historic Context
Kevin Timoney, Martin Jasek
2.70 MB
Ice Jam Assessment and Town of Golden Ice Monitoring System (Kicking Horse River)
David Kushner, Katy Curtis
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Remotely Monitoring NWT Ice Road thickness with SIMBA and Beadedstream Dataloggers and Thermistor Sensors
Michael Lynch, Jerry English, Dustin Dewar, Kyle Little
1.50 MB
Ice Jamming on the Severn River near Bearskin Lake First Nation: 2019 Case Study and Assessment of Future Flooding Potential
Lucas Wazney, Rick Carson
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