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
The Importance of Break-up Front Celerity in the Genesis of a Spring Flood: The 2014 Peace River Ice Jam Flood of the Peace-Athabasca Delta
M. Jasek
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Self-sustaining waves resulting from storage release in prismatic ice-covered channels
S. Beltaos
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Using dendrochronology to identify historic ice jams
T.A. Dahl, S.A. Gibson, J.B. Webber
1.28 MB
Aerial Monitoring of Vegetation to Identify Ice-related Bank Erosion along the Middle Reach of the Susitna River, Alaska
R. Vandermause, R. Ettema
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Measurements of frazil ice particles at the onset of supercooling
V. McFarlane and M. Loewen
Student Paper
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Monitoring ice processes: Sharing experience to improve successful research programs
B. Turcotte, J. Nafziger, S. Clark, S. Beltaos, M. Jasek, K. Alfredsen, L. Lind, E. Stander
1.60 MB
Near Real-time Ice-Related Flood Hazard Assessment on the Exploits River, Newfoundland
S. Warren, T. Puestow, M. Richard, A.A. Khan, M. Khayer, K-E. Lindenschmidt
309.18 KB
Flood mapping of river ice break up jams in River Kyrönjoki delta
J. Aaltonen, M. Huokuna
1.61 MB
Exploring flow operation schemes for sustainable ice-jam flood management along the Peace River in western Canada
P. Rokaya, A. Das, K-E. Lindenschmidt
Student Paper
1.07 MB