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
Preparing ice-jam flood outlooks for the lower reach of the Red River
Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt, David Brown, Ron Hahlweg, Bin Luo, Christian Propp and Andrew Weiss
1.79 MB
Operational Monitoring of River Ice on the Churchill River, Labrador
Michael Lynch, Robert Briggs, Jerry English, Amir Ali Khan, Haseen Khan, and Thomas Puestow
3.91 MB
Modelling freeze-up of the lower Churchill River (Labrador) as input to an operational ice-jam flood forecasting system
Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt, David Brown, Amir Ali Khan, Haseen Khan, Mohammad Khayer, Shabnam Mostofi, Aleksey Naumov, Trung Pham and Andrew Weiss
1.15 MB
Hydraulic Effects of Ice Boom in Ice-Free Conditions
Elijah Edie, Shawn Clark and Karen Dow
Student Paper
1.75 MB
Modeling supercooling and anchor ice processes on the North Saskatchewan River
Jiaqi Yang, Chuankang Pei, Yuntong She and Mark Loewen
Student Paper
6.41 MB
Numerical Simulation of Winter Conveyance through the Outlet Lakes Area (Upper Nelson River)
Kevin Lees, Shawn Clark, Jarro Malenchak and Paul Chanel
Student Paper
1.78 MB
Simulation of the 2014 Dynamic Ice Breakup on the Peace River
Fengbin Huang, Martin Jasek, and Hung Tao Shen
5.11 MB
Laboratory Investigation on Under Cover Ice Transport Processes
Randula Senarathbandara, Shawn Clark and Karen Dow
Student Paper
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Ice forecasting model for the lower Kokemäenjoki River
Mikko Huokuna, Paula Havu, Juha-Pekka Triipponen, Taina Koivisto, and Juha Aaltonen
2.01 MB