IAHR Awards  40th World Congress Proceedings

One of the most anticipated activities for conference attendees is the awards given. Through them, the IAHR recognizes excellence and the careers, articles, projects and achievements of outstanding individuals, companies and organizations that have had a notable impact on hydro-environmental science and engineering within various categories. On this occasion, in addition to the long-stablished awards, The IAHR Fellows, a new IAHR distinction recognising long-standing members with outstanding contributions to hydro-environment engineering and research, were honored at the Gala Dinner of the 40th IAHR World Congress on Thursday 24 August 2023.

Honorary Membership Award

The Honorary Membership Award, the most prestigious honour conferred by the IAHR Council, is bestowed on up to three distinguished IAHR members for their lifetime contributions to hydro-environment engineering and research and their outstanding service to the association.

Peter Goodwin
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science - USA

For his outstanding contributions to hydro-environment engineering and research, notably in the fields of river restoration and ecohydraulics.

James Ball 
University of Technology Sydney - Australia

For his outstanding contributions to the modelling of physical processes, notably in the analysis and interpretation of statistical data on hydrology, hydraulics and water quality.

Marcelo García
Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory, University of Illinois - USA

For his outstanding contributions to the fundamental understanding and engineering applications of sediment transport, sedimentation engineering, hydraulic engineering education.

Áurea Perucho
Centre for Studies and Experimentation of Public Works (CEDEX) - Spain

For her career contributions and support to the field of water research and her exemplary service to IAHR as the director of CEDEX.

Arthur Thomas Ippen Award

The A.T. Ippen Award was established in 1977 to honour the memory of Professor Ippen, IAHR President (1959-1963), IAHR honorary member (1963-1974), and for many decades an inspirational leader in fluids research, hydraulic engineering, and international co-operation and understanding. The Award is presented biennially by IAHR to one of its members who has demonstrated conspicuously outstanding ability, originality, and accomplishment in basic hydraulic research and/or applied hydraulic engineering, and who holds great promise for continuation of a high level of productivity in this profession.

Chunhui Lu
Hohai University - China

For his outstanding achievement in groundwater research and application, and extensive works on coastal groundwater dynamics and sustainability.

M. Selim Yalim Lifetime Archievement Award

Established in 2006 to honour the memory of Professor M. Selim Yalin, Honorary Member (1925-2007), and Fluvial Hydraulics Section Chairman (1986-1991), remembered for his prolific and pioneering research contributions in fluvial hydraulics and sediment transport, and for his inspirational mentoring of students and young researchers, the M. Selim Yalin Lifetime Achievement Award is conferred upon an IAHR member whose experimental, theoretical, or numerical research has resulted in significant and enduring contributions to the understanding of the physics of phenomena and/or processes in hydraulic science or engineering, and who has demonstrated outstanding skills in graduate teaching and supervision.

Heidi Nepf
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology - USA

For her outstanding career in environmental fluid mechanics and contributions to the field of hydrodynamics of vegetated flows and her dedication to the delivery of her knowledge through teaching and education.

Harold Jan Schoemaker Award

The H.J. Schoemaker Award was established in 1980 to recognise the efforts made by Professor Schoemaker, IAHR Secretary (1960-1979), in guiding the Journal of Hydraulic Research in its formative years. The Award is granted to the author(s) of the paper judged the most outstanding paper published in the IAHR Journal of Hydraulic Research in the two years preceding the IAHR World Congress.

U. Ahmed, D. Apsley, T. Stallard, P. Stansby, I. Afgan
    For the most outstanding paper 

Turbulent length scales and budgets of Reynolds stress-transport for open-channel flows.

John F. Kennedy Student Paper Competition 

The John F. Kennedy Student Paper Competition recognises conference papers from undergraduate and postgraduate students on the basis of written and oral presentations at the IAHR World Congress. 

Mina Rouzegar | 1st place
University of Manitoba - Canada

Matthias Bürgler | 2nd place
ETH Zurich - Swiss

Marco Córdova | 3rd place
IAHR UTEC - Peru Young Professionals Network - Peru

Willi H. Hager JHR Best Reviewer Award

The Willi H. Hager Journal of Hydraulic Research (JHR) Best Reviewer Award was established in 2012 and is sponsored by former JHR Editor Prof. Willi H. Hager. The Award is presented to up to three reviewers, preferably under 45 years of age, judged to have provided the most outstanding reviews of the papers submitted to the IAHR Journal of Hydraulic Research during the preceding two-year period. The Award recipients are selected by the JHR Editor, Associate Editors, and Prof. Willi H. Hager among the nominees made by the JHR Associate Editors.

Daniel B. Bung
FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences - Germany

Ton-Chuan Che
Hohai University - China

Special Award to the most active YPNs in 2022

IAHR Rwanda Young Professionals Network 
  The IAHR Rwanda YPN brings young generations together in order to share knowledge about how we can solve water problems that our country and continent is facing within these times of climate change crisis. 

IAHR Nanjing Young Professionals Network 
  The network actively carries out various activities in order to improve the academic level and international vision of its members and promote young scholars to the international academic stage.

IAHR Spain Young Professionals Network 
  The Spain Young Professionals Network promotes interaction and collaboration among the members of the YPN itself, as well as to cooperate with other national and international networks, participates actively in the technical committees and working groups of the IAHR and fosters dissemination activities and promotes projects and research related to water engineering.

IAHR Panama Young Professionals Network 
  The chapter's mission is to promote the development of technical capacities in the general field of hydro-environmental sciences in students and young professionals, and to influence through interdisciplinary scientific research in Panamanian society to achieve a more resilient and sustainable country.

IAHR Industry Innovation Award

This Industry Innovation Award is conferred by IAHR during the World Congress on a recent local innovation in design of lasting and international importance. It has the purpose of giving international professional recognition to the work of local hydro-environment engineers.

Viodenau

IAHR Hydro-Environment World Heritage Award

The Hydro-Environment World Heritage Award was established in 2012 is conferred by IAHR during the World Congress on a local infrastructure of lasting and international importance. It has the purpose of giving international professional recognition to the work of local hydro-environment engineers, and should demonstrably have stood the test of time (and be at least one hundred years old) and be accepted and valued nationally.

The First Vienna Mountain Spring Pipeline