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
Laboratory study of frazil ice particle and floc evolution under increased heat flux during supercooling
Chuankang Pei, Yuntong She, Mark Loewen
Student Paper
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Monitoring the formation and growth of lake ice under heavy snowfall
Arash Rafat, Homa Kheyrollah Pour
Student Paper
1.34 MB
Assessing heat flux formulas used in the full energy budget model for rivers during freeze-up
Jiaqi Yang, Yuntong She, Mark Loewen
Student Paper
1.11 MB
Modelling Freeze-up Processes in a Small-Steep-Regulated River
Heyu Fang, Yuntong She, Mark Loewen, Benoit Turcotte, David Andres
Student Paper
1.66 MB
A Numerical Study of Flow Beneath Floating Ice Blocks
Armin Hajighasem Kashania, Peng Wu, Yee-Chung Jin
Student Paper
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Evaluating a CFD model for three-dimensional simulation of ice structure interaction
Hanif Pourshahbaz, Tadros Ghobrial, Ahmad Shakibaeinia
Student Paper
1.77 MB
Two-dimensional modelling of ice dam growth and release processes at Sundance Rapids
Madison Stafford, Karen Dow, Jarrod Malenchak
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Trends in Ice Conditions for Rivers in Ontario – Follow up
Fuad Curi, Pouya Farokhzad
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St. Lawrence River ice conditions: historical data and plausible future scenarios
Denise Sudom, Paul Barrette
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Investigation of Trends in River Ice in Manitoba, Canada
Lucas Wazney, Fuad Curi, Pouya Farokhzad
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