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
Swath bathymetry measurements of in-situ anchor ice in the Peace River
Joel Evans, Martin Jasek, and Kerry Paslawski
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Towards a Rights-Based Ice Monitoring Trigger
Bruce Maclean, Caroline Bampfylde, Melody Lepine, and Lisa Tssessaze
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Exploring Google Earth Engine for Monitoring River Ice
Kein Zhu, Tadros Ghobrial and Mark Loewen
Student Paper
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A Compilation of Station Metadata to Inform the Provenance of Water Level Records in the Canadian River Ice Database
Laurent de Rham, Yonas Dibike, Spyros Beltaos, Daniel Peters, Barrie Bonsal, and Josh Hartmann
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Analysis of Climatic and Riverine Factors Influencing Peace River Ice Jam Flood Frequency in the Peace-Athabasca Delta: From History to Future Climate Implications
Martin Jasek, Jonathan Lamontagne and Jared Smith
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Flooding processes and recent trends in ice-induced high-water levels along rivers of Northwestern Canada
Benoit Turcotte
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Trends in maximum ice-induced water levels and flooding frequencies in some rivers of Quebec, Canada
Guillaume Poulin, Tadros Ghobrial and Benoit Turcotte
Student Paper
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Recent Trends in Ice Conditions in Rivers in Ontario, Canada
Fuad Curi, Andy Beaton and Spyros Beltaos
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Detailed interpretation of river ice processes in water level time series
Benoit Turcotte and Jennifer Nafziger
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Development and Application of a Hummocked Ice Mitigation Program in the Rupert Bay
Wael Taha, Jack Diamond and Marc Dunn
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