Professional driver / mechanic
Novosibirsk, Russia
Professional driver licensed for heavy off-road vehicle operation. Automotive / off-road vehicle mechanic.

University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC (1992-1997)
VG OPTIMA Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer operator - Dept. of Geological Sciences, Stable Isotope Laboratory. Analysed carbonates and organic matter for d13C, d18O and d15N.
Research / Teaching Assistant - Dpt. of Geological Sciences: environmental, ecological, paleoclimate, stable isotope and inorganic geochemistry studies.

United Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineralogy
Novosibirsk, Russia (1989-1992)
Research Scientist - The Laboratory of Rare Earth Elements Geochemistry and Ecogeochemistry: environmental chemistry, ecology, radionuclide and industrial pollution studies.

Soviet Union Geological Survey
Chita, Novosibirsk, Russia (1983-1992)
Senior geologist, field geological survey and magnesite prospecting - 1989 - 1991, 1993, 1994
Geologist, field geological survey and magnesite prospecting - 1985 - 1987
Assistant geologist, field geological survey and mapping - 1983 - 1985

Military Service
Irkutsk, Russia (1987-1989)
Military duties included extensive motor vehicles operation, service and repairs.

• 2000: NASA Group Achievement Award to SOLVE Project Team.
• 2000: CIRES Members' Council Award of Excellence.
• 1998: NASA Group Achievement Award to POLARIS Project Team.
• 1997: University of South Carolina, Mack Gipson Award for Outstanding Doctoral Research in Geological Sciences.
• 1994: Geological Society of America award for Transbaikalia travertine research project, with the Ulan-Ude Geological Institute (Russia).
• 1993: Novosibirsk State University, Russia: "Red" Diploma for Excellent Student Performance.

• American Geophysical Union, member.
• Research specialist and authorized representative of the Laboratory of Rare Earth Elements Geochemistry and Ecogeochemistry on Southern Siberia ecological research project (Semipalatinsk nuclear testing site) - 1990 - present.
• Scientific consultant of the Department of Multichannel Seismic Survey of the Siberian Research Institute of Geology, Geochemistry and Mineral Resources - 1993 - 2001.
• Associate member of the "SibGeoSeis International" scientific consulting group - 1993 - 2001.
• Russian Military Outdoorsmen, Hunters and Fishermen Society member, 1985 - present.

• English - fluent.
• Russian - fluent, native language.

• Microsoft Access development. Integration of MS Access databases with extensive (tens of thousands of pages) PDF document libraries, searchable PDF library databases with document compilation on-the-fly. Property inventory database support and development.
• IDL (Interactive Data Language). Advanced programming level (visit program library).
• Other programming: basic level in Assembler, Fortran, Pascal..
• Expertise with word processors and spreadsheets. Experienced in using CorelDraw, IGOR Pro, Canvas and Adobe graphics packages (Illustrator, Photoshop). Data analyses: DADiSP, StatMost, IDL.
• Personal computer assembly, maintenance and troubleshooting on both hardware and software levels.
• Networking: hardware and software installation and configuration, Macintosh and PC systems.
• Html: authored http://www.geol.sc.edu/sil/. Personal web site http://www.ainaco.com/pavel. Supporting http://www.ainaco.com, developing http://www.rcmix.com (mirrored as http://www.rcmixer.com).

1. Romashkin, P.A., J.W. Elkins, D.F. Hurst, G.S. Dutton, P.R. Wamsley, D.W. Fahey, R.E. Dunn, F.L. Moore, and R.C. Myers, Measurements of long-lived stratospheric gases by gas chromatography: recent results, Journal of Geophysical Research, Submitted, 1999.
2. Romashkin, P.A., D.F. Hurst, J.W. Elkins, P.R. Wamsley, F.L. Moore, and G.S. Dutton, The effect of the tropospheric trend on the stratospheric tracer-tracer correlations: methyl chloroform, Journal of Geophysical Research, Accepted 07-1999, 1999.
3. Romashkin, P.A., Sedimentation modeling, inorganic geochemistry and isotopic composition of carbonates in sediments as methods for continental paleoclimate reconstruction on Lake Baikal, Southeastern Siberia, Ph.D. thesis, University of South Carolina, Columbia, 1997.
4. Romashkin, P.A., and D.F. Williams, Sedimentation History of the Selenga Delta, Lake Baikal: Simulation and Interpretation, Journal of Paleolimnology, 18 (2), 181-188, 1996.
5. Romashkin, P.A., E.B. Karabanov, D.F. Williams, and S.M. Colman, Paleo-lake depth curve for Lake Baikal using simulation modeling of the sediment fill of the Selenga Delta, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 27 (6), 131, 1995.
6. Romashkin, P.A., and D.F. Williams, The relation of geochemistry of sediments to lake level changes: Lake Baikal, IPPCCE Newsletter, 9, 3-8, 1995.
7. Romashkin, P.A., D.F. Williams, E.B. Karabanov, and A.H. Gvozdkov, Geochemical evidence of diagenetic changes and climatic events in Lake Baikal sediments, IPPCCE Newsletter, 7, 17, 1993.
8. Hurst, D.F., G.S. Dutton, P.A. Romashkin, J.W. Elkins, D.W. Fahey, R.L. Herman, D.C. Scott, R.D. May, C.R. Webster, H. Jost, M. Loewenstein, and J.R. Podolske, Comparison of in situ N2O and CH4 measurements in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere, Journal of Geophysical Research, submitted, 1999.
9. Hurst, D.F., G.S. Dutton, P.A. Romashkin, P.R. Wamsley, F.L. Moore, J.W. Elkins, E.J. Hintsa, E.M. Weinstock, R.L. Herman, E.J. Moyer, D.C. Scott, R.D. May, and C.R. Webster, Closure of the total hydrogen budget of the northern extratropical lower stratosphere, Journal of Geophysical Research, 104 (D7), 8191-8200, 1999.
10. Sen, B., G.B. Osterman, R.J. Salawitch, G.C. Toon, J.J. Margitan, J.-F. Blavier, A.Y. Chang, R.D. May, C.R. Webster, R.M. Stimpfle, G.P. Bonne, P.B. Voss, K.K. Perkins, J.G. Anderson, R.C. Cohen, J.W. Elkins, G.S. Dutton, P.A. Romashkin, D.F. Hurst, A. E. L, S.M. Shauffler, and M. Lowenstein, The budget and partitioning of stratospheric chlorine during the Arctic summer, Journal of Geophysical Research, 104 (D21), 26653-266666, 1999.
11. Sukhorukov, F.V., V.M. Gavshin, I.N. Malikova, S.I. Kovalev, Y.I. Malikov, and P.A. Romashkin, Cesium-137 in the environment of the Altay Region (Russia), Water, air and soil pollution, 118, 395-406, 2000.
12. Toon, G.C., J.-F. Blavier, B. Sen, J.J. Margitan, C.R. Webster, R.D. May, D.W. Fahey, R. Gao, L. Del Negro, M. Profitt, J.W. Elkins, P.A. Romashkin, D.F. Hurst, S. Oltmans, E. Atlas, S. Schauffler, F. Flocke, T.P. Bui, R.M. Stimpfle, G.P. Bonne, P.B. Voss, and R.C. Cohen, Comparison of MkIV balloon and ER-2 aircraft measurements of atmospheric trace gases, Journal of Geophysical Research, 104 (D21), 26779-26790, 1999.

Some abstracts are available on-line.

• Dr. James W. Elkins, M.S. R/E/CG1, 325 Broadway, NOAA-CMDL, Boulder, CO 80303. Phone (303) 497-6224; E-mail: james.w.elkins@noaa.gov
• Dr. Dale F. Hurst, CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309. Phone (303) 497-7003; E-mail: Dale.Hurst@colorado.edu
• Dr. Paula R. Wamsley, Ophir Corporation, 10184 West Belleview Avenue, Suite 200, Littleton, CO 80127; E-mail: paulaw@ophir.com
• Dr. Fedor V. Sukhorukov and Dr. Eugene I. Malikov, Lab No. 75, The United Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineralogy, 630090 Novosibirsk, Universitetskii Pr., 3. Phone: (011-7-3832) 35-46-59; E-mail: poligon@uiggm.nsc.ru
• Dr. Douglas F. Williams, Stable Isotope Lab, Dpt. of Geological Sciences, USC, Columbia, SC 29208. Phone (803) 777-2757; Fax (803) 777-6304; E-mail: doug@epoch.geol.sc.edu

Last updated on August 23, 2002