The Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Sediment Research for the period in 2013-2015 were announced and presented at the WASER Assembly held on September 22, 2016, during the 13th International Symposium on River Sedimentation (ISRS 2016) held in Stuttgart, Germany.
The World Association of Sedimentation and Erosion Research (WASER) established the Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Sediment Research in 2004. These Awards provide international recognition for distinguished contributions to sediment studies through original and illuminating research papers published in the International Journal of Sediment Research (IJSR).
The 139 papers published in the International Journal of Sediment Research during 2013 ?2015 were screened by the Editorial Board and the Editor in Chief and a shortlist of 12 papers was produced. The 12 papers were read by a Selection Committee comprising 15 members, who indicated their selections for the three best papers, based on scientific merit. Three papers were finally selected for the best paper award based on the total number of votes received. These are:
(1) Sediment loads response to climate change: A preliminary study of eight large Chinese rivers
Authors:
Xi-xi LU[1], Li-Shan RAN[1], Song LIU[1], Tong JIANG[2], Shurong ZHANG[3] and Jian-jun WANG[1]
Affiliation:
[1] Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, 117570, Singapore
[2] National Climate Centre, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, the People抯 Republic of China
[3] College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, the People抯 Republic of China
Publication information: Vol.28, No.1; Pages: 1-14; Year: 2013
(2) Biofilm effects on size gradation, drag coefficient and settling velocity of sediment particles
Authors:
Qianqian SHANG[1,2], Hongwei FANG[1], Huiming ZHAO[1,3], Guojian HE[1], and Zhenghui CUI[1]
Affiliation:
[1]Department of Hydraulic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, the People抯 Republic of China
[2] Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, the People抯 Republic of China
[3] China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, the People抯 Republic of China
Publication information: Vol.29, No.4; Pages: 471-480; Year: 2014
(3) Seasonal biostabilization and erosion behavior of fluvial biofilms under different hydrodynamic and light conditions
Authors:
Moritz THOM[1], Holger SCHMIDT[1], Sabine U. GERBERSDORF[1], and Silke WIEPRECHT[1]
Affiliation:
[1]Institute for Modelling Hydraulic and Environmental Systems, Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 61, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Publication information: Vol.30, No.4; Pages: 273-284; Year: 2015
IJSR Editor in Chief Prof. H.W. Fang reporting the award papers at the WASER Council meeting
IJSR Associate Editor Prof. C. Liu announcing the IJSR award papers during the WASER Assembly
Prof. Des Walling, Prof. X.P. Dou and Prof. S. Wieprecht handing Award plaques to the winners