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 measurements of acoustic backscattering from pseudo-ice particles
J.R. Marko and D.R. Topham
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ADV measurements of flow field around bridge abutment under ice cover
Peng Wu, Faye Hirshfield and Jueyi Sui
Student Paper
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Climate change impact on the river ice regime in a Norwegian regulated river
Netra Timalsina, Solomon Gebre and Knut Alfredsen
Student Paper
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Formation and inner structure of ice dams in steep channels
Mathieu Dubé, Benoit Turcotte, Brian Morse and Edward Stander
Student Paper
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Ice breakup in small Norwegian streams
Siv Heggen and Knut Alfredsen
Student Paper
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Anchor ice cycles: observations from a field study on the Stoke River
Philippe Tremblay, Robert Leconte, R.W. Jay Lacey and Normand Bergeron
Student Paper
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River Kymijoki ice phenomena and water quality
Tom Kokkonen and Matti Leppäranta
Student Paper
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Laboratory Measurements of Frazil Ice Rise Velocity
Vincent McFarlane, Mark Loewen and Faye Hicks
Student Paper
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Dynamic ice formation processes in two Norwegian rivers – implications for the environment and hydropower
Knut Alfredsen and Morten Stickler
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Environmental Continuum of a watershed during the winter season
Benoit Turcotte, Brian Morse and François Anctil
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