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
Ice thickness prediction: a comparison of various practical approaches
George Comfort and Razek Abdelnour
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Winter flow testing of the Upper Qu’Appelle River
Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt and John-Mark Davies
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Experimental and numerical studies on the motion of river ice floes driven by a dispersive wave train
Takaaki Abe, Yasuhiro Yoshikawa and Akashi Itoh
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Laboratory measurement of ice sheet creep and recovery under varying loads
Gary Van Der Vinne, Darren Shepherd and Tadros Ghobrial
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Repeat pass InSAR observations of river and lake ice cover; A preliminary evaluation of information content
Joost van der Sanden, H. Drouin and Y. Bian
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Monitoring of freeze-up on the Peace River at the Vermilion Rapids using RADARSAT-2 SAR data
Martin Jasek, Yves Gauthier, Jimmy Poulin and Monique Bernier
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Analyses of 2011-2012 four-frequency Peace River AZFP data
M. Jasek, J.R. Marko and D.R.Topham
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Monitoring and modelling ice cover formation on highly flooded and hydraulically altered lake-river systems
Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt, Maurice Sydor, Joost van der Sanden, Eric Blais and Rick Carson
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Level increase due to the presence of a hanging dam during early spring floods
Isabelle Thériault and Wael Taha
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