Journal of Hydraulic Engineering Best Paper Awards

Below is a list of the Journal of Hydraulic Engineering Best Paper Awards selected by a committee of the journal editorial board members. Congratulations to the authors for their work and contributions to the journal and the profession.

2022 J.C. Stevens Award
Lu Wang, M.ASCE; and Dawei Guan, M.ASCE
Discussion of “New Approach to Predicting Local Scour Downstream of Grade-Control Structure” by M. Ben Meftah and M. Mossa
Published online: April 13, 2021

2022 Karl Emil Hilgard Hydraulic Prize
Jane Alexander; Zhao Li; Pedro J. Lee; Mark Davidson; and Huan-Feng Duan, M.ASCE
Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Air Pocket Configuration on Fluid Transients in a Pipeline
Published online: October 07, 2020

2021 Best Technical Note Award
Yiyi Ma, A.M.ASCE; and David Z. Zhu, M.ASCE
Axis Switching of Free-Falling Elliptical Water Jets
Published online: April 21, 2020

2019 Best Paper Award
Ana Maria Ferreira da Silva, A.M.ASCE; and Mohsen Ebrahimi
Meandering Morphodynamics: Insights from Laboratory and Numerical Experiments and Beyond
Published online: May 27, 2017

2018 Best Technical Note Award
Martina Cecchetto; Matteo Tregnaghi; Andrea Bottacin-Busolin; Simon Tait; and Andrea Marion
Statistical Description on the Role of Turbulence and Grain Interference on Particle Entrainment from Gravel Beds
Published online: August 10, 2016

2017 Best Technical Note Award
Daniel Buscombe; Paul E. Grams; and Sean M. C. Smith
Automated Riverbed Sediment Classification Using Low-Cost Sidescan Sonar
Published online: September 23, 2015

2016 Best Technical Note Award
Ziyi Huang and Jiin-Jen Lee, P.E.
Modeling the Spatial Evolution of Roll Waves with Diffusive Saint Venant Equations
Published online: November 10, 2014

2015 Best Technical Note Award
C. J. Oliver; M. J. Davidson; and R. I. Nokes
Behavior of Dense Discharges beyond the Return Point
Published online: May 25, 2013

2014 Best Technical Note Award
J. Bühler; Ch. Oehy; and A. J. Schleiss
Jets Opposing Turbidity Currents and Open Channel Flows
Published online: July 23, 2012

2013 Best Technical Note Award
Iran E. Lima Neto
Modeling the Liquid Volume Flux in Bubbly Jets Using a Simple Integral Approach
Published online: August 03, 2011

2012 Best Technical Paper Award
Martin Detert and Gary Parker, M.ASCE
Estimation of the Washout Depth of Fine Sediments from a Granular Bed
Published online: April 27, 2010

2011 Best Technical Paper Award
B. D. Younkin, Ph.D. and D. F. Hill
Rapid Profiling of an Evolving Bed Form Using Planar Laser Sheet Illumination
Published online: March 25, 2009

2010 Best Technical Paper Award
Vladimir Nikora; Scott Larned; Nina Nikora; Koustuv Debnath; Glenn Cooper; and Michael Reid
Hydraulic Resistance due to Aquatic Vegetation in Small Streams: Field Study
Published online: September 01, 2008