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
IceFRONT : Integration of radar and optical images for operational river freeze-up monitoring
Y. Gauthier, S. Hardy, C. Gutiérrez, A. Padel, J. Gaudreau, J. Poulin, M. Jasek, M. Bernier, H. Gomez, A. Roth
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Monitoring ice cover characteristics and behaviour along the Slave River
A. Das, T. Chu, K-E. Lindenschmidt
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Ice Effects on Flow Distributions in the Mackenzie Delta
J. Blackburn, Y. She, F. Hicks, J. Nafziger
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Velocity Distribution Characterization in Channels with Partial Ice Cover
M. Peters, K. Dow, S.P. Clark, D. Danielson, J. Malenchak
Student Paper
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An Experimental Investigation of Turbulent Flow Characteristics Beneath an Ice Jams
H. Pahlavan, S.P. Clark, M. Wang, J. Malenchak
Student Paper
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Impact of ice type on predicted ice load for dams
E. Kharik, V. Roubtsova, B. Morse, M. Fafard, A. Côté, A. Taras
Student Paper
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Two-dimensional modeling of river ice cover formation during freeze-up
L. Wazney, S.P. Clark, J. Malenchak, H.T. Shen, I. Knack
Student Paper
1.75 MB
Simulation of river ice processes in a regulated ice covered river
S. Ghareh Aghaji Zare, S. Ansari, C.D. Rennie, O. Seidou, J. Groeneveld, R. Ahsan, J. Malenchak, H. Ahmari
Student Paper
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Mapping River Ice Cover Breakup Induced by Hydropeaking Operations
N. Liu, J. Kells, K-E. Lindenschmidt
Student Paper
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Field measurements of the size distribution of frazil ice particles
V. McFarlane, M. Loewen, F. Hicks
Student Paper
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