Personal Website for Astrophysicist

A professional personal website template for astrophysicists applying to postdoctoral positions.

Features

• Clean, Professional Design: Modern layout with a professional color scheme
• Responsive Design: Works perfectly on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices
• Complete Sections:
  • About Me with key skills
  • Research Interests with visual cards
  • Publications & Projects with links to arXiv, DOI, and ADS
  • Comprehensive CV section
  • Contact information with social media links
• Smooth Navigation: Interactive navigation with smooth scrolling
• Easy to Customize: All content is clearly marked with placeholders

How to Customize

1. Personal Information

Edit index.html and replace the following placeholders:

• [Your Name] - Your full name
• [specific area of astrophysics] - Your research area
• [University Name] - Your institution
• [Advisor Name] - Your advisor's name
• And other bracketed placeholders throughout the file

2. Research Interests

Update the research cards in the "Research Interests" section with your own areas of focus.

3. Publications

Replace the template publications with your actual publications:

• Update titles, authors, journal information
• Add links to arXiv, DOI, and ADS entries
• Update descriptions

4. Projects

Add your research projects with:

• Project titles and descriptions
• Relevant tags for technologies/methods used

5. CV Information

Update all CV sections:

• Education history
• Research experience
• Awards and honors
• Teaching experience
• Presentations

6. Contact Information

Update your contact details:

• Email address
• Institution address
• Links to ORCID, GitHub, LinkedIn, Google Scholar

7. CV PDF

Add your CV PDF file as cv.pdf in the root directory, or update the link in the CV section.

8. Colors and Styling

To customize colors, edit styles.css and modify the CSS variables at the top:

:root {
    --primary-color: #1a365d;
    --secondary-color: #2c5282;
    --accent-color: #3182ce;
    /* ... more colors */
}

Testing Locally

To preview your website locally:

# Using Python 3
python3 -m http.server 8080

# Using Python 2
python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080

# Then open http://localhost:8080 in your browser

Publishing

This website is designed for GitHub Pages. Once you push your changes to the main branch, it will automatically be published at https://[yourusername].github.io/

Files

• index.html - Main HTML file with all content
• styles.css - All styling and responsive design
• script.js - JavaScript for smooth scrolling and animations
• README.md - This file

Browser Support

Works with all modern browsers including:

• Chrome/Edge
• Firefox
• Safari
• Mobile browsers

License

Feel free to use and customize this template for your personal website.