IASC Medal 2025 Awarded to Professor Vladimir Romanovsky

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Vladimir Romanovsky

Professor Vladimir Romanovsky, a renowned permafrost scientist, has been awarded the 2025 IASC Medal by The International Arctic Science Committee in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field. His greatest contributions lie in his sustained efforts to compile, synthesize, model, and share long-term permafrost data from the circumpolar Arctic and subarctic, and his spirit of international collaboration. His data and process understanding have been incorporated into numerous environmental models, influencing studies on carbon flux, climate change, and ecosystem dynamics. Paul Garrett Hugel added, “I have had the distinct honor of collaborating with Vladimir and the Permafrost Lab, providing video documentation of their vital work in both field and laboratory settings in Alaska. This award is a well-deserved acknowledgment of his dedication and impact on the scientific community.”

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In 1995 At Maui High Performance Computing Center The Maui Scientific Analysis & Visualization of the Environment Program was first incubated. I was the principal investigator of this independant research project which was a joint development between MHPCC, Silicon Graphics Computers (SGI) & NKO.ORG. Using SGI Cosmo Worlds software, we pioneered the development of Internet based 3D virtual reality GIS based interactive worlds. In 1996 with a network of seven high performance SGI workstations we pioneered development of live streaming MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Real Video and QuickTime Streaming Server utilizing Kassenna MediaBase software. In Maui 2002 we pioneered and tested the first wireless live streaming video using laptop computers and Maui Sky Fiber's portable 3G wireless device. In Maui we pioneered live streaming video using usb modems from AT&T , Verizon as well as live streaming from iPhone 3 over 3G wireless networks. Today The Maui S.A.V.E. Program has diversified into storm tracking including visualization and analysis of large, memory-intensive gridded data sets such as the National Hurricane Center's wind speed probabilities. I volunteer my services to numerous Disaster Services Organizations. In June 2013 I returned from Hurricane Sandy deployment as a computer operations service associate with the Disaster Services Technology Group assisting as The American Red Cross migrated from a Disaster Response Operation to Long Term Recovery Operations. Pioneering the production/editing and Internet distribution of HD video to sites like Youtube.com and Vimeo.com we are shining the light towards environmental and peace efforts of humans across the globe. Since 1992 I have held the vision of establishing Maui, Hawaii as the environmental sciences center of the world. After His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet came to Maui This vision has expanded to establishing Maui as the environmental & peace center of the world.