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Personal Academic Website

A clean, professional academic website built with Bootstrap 5.

Structure

/
├── index.html          # Landing page with bio and recent papers
├── cv.html             # Curriculum Vitae
├── research.html       # Research projects
├── software.html       # Software and tools
├── papers/             # Individual paper detail pages
│   └── paper1.html     # Template for paper pages
├── css/
│   └── custom.css      # Custom styles 
├── images/
│   ├── headshot.jpg    # Your profile photo (recommended: 400x400px)
│   ├── papers/         # Representative images for papers
│   └── research/       # Images for research projects
└── README.md

Getting Started

1. Add Your Images

Place your images in the appropriate folders:

  • Profile photo: images/headshot.jpg (recommended size: 400x400px, square aspect ratio)
  • Paper images: images/papers/paper1.jpg, paper2.jpg, etc. (recommended: 800x400px, 2:1 aspect ratio)
  • Research project images: images/research/project1.jpg, etc. (recommended: 800x500px)

2. Customize Content

Landing Page (index.html)

  • Update the bio section with your background and research interests
  • Modify the contact information and social media links
  • Edit the recent papers section with your actual publications

Research Page (research.html)

  • Replace placeholder research projects with your actual projects
  • Update project descriptions, badges, and publication counts

Software Page (software.html)

  • Add your software packages and tools
  • Update GitHub links, documentation links, and descriptions

CV Page (cv.html)

  • Fill in your education, professional experience, publications
  • Update honors, awards, and professional service
  • Customize the skills section

Paper Detail Pages (papers/paper1.html)

  • Use the template to create individual pages for each paper
  • Update title, authors, affiliations, abstract, and key contributions
  • Add links to PDF, DOI, code repositories, and data

3. Update Personal Information

Search and replace the following placeholders across all files:

  • Arindam Fadikar → Your name
  • fadikar@anl.gov → Your email
  • https://github.com/yourusername → Your GitHub profile
  • https://linkedin.com/in/yourprofile → Your LinkedIn
  • https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=yourID → Your Google Scholar
  • https://orcid.org/your-orcid → Your ORCID
  • Building/office information
  • University names and institutions

4. Customize Colors (Optional)

The site uses Argonne National Laboratory colors by default. To change the color scheme, edit css/custom.css:

:root {
    --argonne-blue: #003D79;        /* Primary color */
    --argonne-dark-blue: #002855;   /* Dark variant */
    --argonne-teal: #00A19C;        /* Accent color */
    --argonne-green: #009A44;       /* Secondary accent */
}

Local Development

To preview the site locally:

  1. Simply open index.html in your web browser, or
  2. Use a local server (recommended): 
    # Python 3
python -m http.server 8000

# Then visit http://localhost:8000

GitHub Pages Deployment

The site is already configured for GitHub Pages:

  1. Push your changes to the main branch
  2. Go to repository Settings → Pages
  3. Set source to "Deploy from a branch"
  4. Select main branch and / (root) folder
  5. Your site will be available at https://fadikar.github.io

Customization Tips

  • Fonts: The site uses system fonts by default. To use custom fonts, add Google Fonts or other font services to the <head> section
  • Navbar: Modify the navigation links in the navbar section of each HTML file
  • Footer: Update copyright year and text in the footer section
  • Metadata: Add appropriate meta tags for SEO in each page's <head> section

Features

  • Fully responsive design (mobile, tablet, desktop)
  • No JavaScript frameworks required
  • Minimal JavaScript (only Bootstrap's built-in functionality)
  • Clean, academic aesthetic
  • Argonne National Laboratory color scheme
  • Print-friendly styles for CV page
  • Fast loading and accessible

Browser Support

  • Chrome/Edge (latest)
  • Firefox (latest)
  • Safari (latest)
  • Mobile browsers (iOS Safari, Chrome Mobile)

License

This template is free to use and modify for personal academic websites.