Meet the winners of the 2024 JRBM Best Paper and Best Reviewer Awards
Meet the winners of the 2024 JRBM Best Paper and Best Reviewer Awards, announced during the 12th International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics in Liverpool, UK
The JRBM Best Paper Award rewards biannually the best contribution to the International Journal of River Basin Management (JRBM) with strong original research dealing with significant basin management problems. Established in 2010, this IAHR award is supported by Taylor and Francis and consists of an award certificate and a monetary prize of EUR 600.
The JRBM Best Reviewer Award rewards biannually the most outstanding reviewer to the International Journal of River Basin Management (JRBM) in the two years preceding the River Flow Conference.
Winners
Shahid Beheshti University, Iran
Best Reviewer Award
Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, Canada
Best Paper Award
2024 JRBM Best Reviewer Award
The Best Reviewer Award was selected accordingly with all AEs among the 2022-2023 reviews, based on several criteria:
outstanding reviews;
number of reviews in the last two years;
number of AEs served;
delivery time;
gender and geographical representation.
About the winner
Ali Moridi, is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Civil, Water and Environmental Engineering Shahid Beheshti University, Iran with 24 years of professional experience in river basin management.
2024 JRBM Best Paper Award
The Best Paper Award was selected accordingly with all AEs among the 2022-2023 papers, based on several criteria:
value to engineering knowledge;
innovation and originality;
scientific insights;
clarity of presentation.
The awarded paper is:
Burrell, B. C., Beltaos, S., & Turcotte, B. (2023). Effects of climate change on river-ice processes and ice jams. Int. Journal of River Basin Management, 21(3), 421-441. doi: 10.1080/15715124.2021.2007936
The previous paper presents a novel approach to investigate, in an integrated way, the potential effects of a changing climate on river-ice properties and processes.
Climate change is impacting worldwide, posing major stresses on rivers that seasonally freeze. While such rivers are largely present on the Earth surface, the understanding of their dynamics and how they will be modified because of global warming is still understudied. Starting from an in-depth review of the state of the art, the authors critically discussed the future impact of climate change on river-ice processes, suggesting directions for future cold-regions river research and management.
About the winner
Mr. Burrell is a professional engineer with over 40 years of experience in the civil service and consulting sectors. Mr. Burrell’s areas of interest and specialization are river-ice engineering, river hydraulics, flood-plain management, engineering hydrology, and sustainable water management. He is a member of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick, the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR). and the International Water Resources Association, and a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. He is presently employed with Hilcon Limited, a medium-size consulting firm in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
About JRBM
The International Journal of River Basin Management plays a specific role in promoting a cross-sectorial approach encompassing all aspects of river and floodplain management, with a truly global perspective, and available to subscribers at a reasonable price.
Launched at the Third World Water Forum in Kyoto, March 2003, with overwhelming interest, this Journal is published in four issues per year in print and electronic format, and is co-published by IAHR with IAHS and INBO.
The Journal is a response by the scientific and professional community to the World Water Vision and calls by the World Water Council and Global Water Partnership for an integrated approach to water resources management. Papers are accepted in all areas of river and floodplain management including catchments, wetlands and estuarine systems.