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
Effects of CBM Water Discharge on Winter Fluvial and Ice Processes in Powder River Basin, Wyoming
E.W. Kempema, R. Ettema, and J.J. Stiver
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Investigation of river ice regimes in some Norwegian water courses
Solomon B. Gebre and Knut T. Alfredsen
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Effects of ice formation in streams and rivers on riparian vegetation
Lovisa Lind and Christer Nilsson
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Effects of river ice jams on the floodplain storage characteristics of the Mackenzie Delta
C. French, J. Nafziger, J. Banack, E. Davies, F. Hicks, M. Russell, P.Marsh and L. Lesack
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Winter ice processes of the Kananaskis River, Alberta
Stefan Emmer, Jennifer Nafziger, Vincent McFarlane, Mark Loewen and Faye Hicks
Student Paper
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Applying HEC-RAS to simulate river ice jams: snags and practical hints
Spyros Beltaos and Patrick Tang
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Ice jam flood risk forecasting at the Kashechewan FN community on the North Albany River
J. K. E. Shaw, S. T. Lavender, D. Stephen and K. Jamieson
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Albany River 2008 ice break-up: forecasting the flood event, observations of the river during the spring break-up and the potential for mitigating the flooding risk of the Kashechewan and Fort Albany first nation
Razek Abdelnour
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Monitoring suspended sediment under ice using acoustic instruments: presentation of measurements made during breakup
S. A. Moore, S. Ghareh Aghaji Zare, C. D. Rennie, H. Ahmari and O. Seidou
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