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1 {{ define "main" }} 2 <section id="about" class="text"> 3 <div class="container justify-content"> 4 <div class="row"> 5 <div class="col-lg-6 text-justify"> 6 <h2 class="heading">ED VAN BRUGGEN</h2> 7 <!-- TODO move to own markdown file --> 8 <p>Physics PhD student at UMass Amherst, currently working in the <a 9 href="https://nexo.llnl.gov/">nEXO collaboration</a> searching for <a 10 href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutrinoless_double_beta_decay">neutrinoless double beta decay</a>. 11 Detecting this decay for the first time would allow us to directly measure the mass of 12 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutrino">neutrinos</a>, 13 and help explain the origins of matter. 14 In our lab, we characterize 15 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_photomultiplier">Silicon PhotoMultipliers</a> 16 through detection of <a href="https://github.com/Pocar-Lab/SPE-Analysis">single photons</a>. 17 We then use this calibrated detector to measure and model vacuum 18 ultraviolet reflectance in liquid xenon. 19 </p> 20 <p>Previously, I studied Dark Higgs models to explore direct dark 21 matter production at the 22 <a href="https://home.cern/science/accelerators/large-hadron-collider"> 23 Large Hadron Collider</a> 24 and developed a project to automate <a 25 href="https://iris-hep.org/fellows/edvanbruggen.html">truth-level reinterpretations</a> 26 of particle physics analyses. I also simulated protein folding for <a 27 href="https://2018.igem.org/Team:Washington">chemically induced dimerization of nanobodies</a>, allowing for the creation of single 28 small molecule biosensors.</p> 29 <p>Lead web developer for <a href="https://projectmhea.org">Mental Health for Every Adolescent</a>.</p> 30 <p>Developing the <a href="https://eevo.pub">eevo scripting language</a> 31 as an experiemnt to see how simple a practical programming language can be. 32 </p> 33 </p> 34 </div> 35 <div class="col-8 col-lg-5 mx-auto"> 36 <p><img src="img/ed.jpg" class="img-fluid rounded-circle"></p> 37 <div class="links text-center display-4"> 38 {{ partial "links.html" }} 39 </div> 40 <br/> 41 <h4 style="text-align:center;"><i>DAILY QUOTE</i></h4> 42 {{ partial "quote.html" (index (shuffle $.Site.Data.quotes.quotes) 0) }} 43 </div> 44 </div> 45 </div> 46 </section> 47 48 <section id="photos" class="section-inverse slant-up"> 49 <div class="container clearfix"> 50 <div class="row"> 51 <div class="col-lg-12"> 52 <h2 class="heading">PHOTOS</h2> 53 <div class="row photos"> 54 {{- range (readDir "/content/photos/best") -}} 55 {{- $imgURL := print "/photos/best/" .Name | relURL }} 56 <a href="{{ $imgURL }}" data-lightbox="image-1"> 57 <!-- TODO generate thumbnail --> 58 <img src="{{ $imgURL }}" alt="image"> 59 </a> 60 {{- end }} 61 </div> 62 <div class="col-md-2 offset-md-5 btn-effect"> 63 <a class="btn btn-block" href="photos"> 64 See More 65 </a> 66 </div> 67 </div> 68 </div> 69 </section> 70 71 <section id="posts"> 72 <div class="container"> 73 <div class="row"> 74 <div class="col-lg-12"> 75 <h2 class="heading">POSTS</h2> 76 <div class="box"> 77 {{ range first 5 .Site.RegularPages }} 78 {{ .Render "summary" }} 79 {{ end }} 80 </div> 81 <div class="col-md-2 offset-md-5 btn-effect"> 82 <a class="btn btn-block" href="posts"> 83 See More 84 </a> 85 </div> 86 </div> 87 </div> 88 </div> 89 </section> 90 91 <section id="projects" class="section-grey slant-up"> 92 <div class="container"> 93 <div class="row"> 94 <div class="col-lg-12"> 95 <h2 class="heading">PROJECTS</h2> 96 {{ range first 5 .Site.Data.projects.code }} 97 <div class="row text-inc"> 98 {{ $link := or .link (path.Join "projects/" .name | relURL) }} 99 <div class="col-lg-4 text-lg-right"><a href="{{ $link }}">{{ .name }}</a></div> 100 <div class="col-lg-8"><a href="{{ $link }}" class="italic-off text-primary">{{ .desc }}</a></div> 101 </div> 102 {{ end }} 103 <div class="col-sm-2 offset-sm-5 btn-effect"> 104 <a class="btn btn-block" href="projects"> 105 See More 106 </a> 107 </div> 108 </div> 109 </div> 110 </div> 111 </section> 112 113 <section id="contact" style="background-color: #fff;" class="pb-4"> 114 <div class="container"> 115 <div class="row"> 116 <div class="col-lg-12"> 117 <h2 class="heading">CONTACT</h2> 118 <div class="row"> 119 <div class="col-lg-6 offset-lg-3"> 120 <form id="contact-form" action="https://formspree.io/f/xqkwbggr" method="POST" class="contact-form"> 121 <div class="controls"> 122 <div class="form-group"> 123 <input type="text" name="name" placeholder="Name" required="required" class="form-control"> 124 </div> 125 <div class="form-group"> 126 <input type="email" name="email" placeholder="Email" required="required" class="form-control"> 127 </div> 128 <div class="form-group"> 129 <textarea rows="4" name="message" placeholder="Message" required="required" class="form-control"></textarea> 130 </div> 131 <div class="text-center"> 132 <button type="submit" name="name" class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-block"> 133 Send <i class="fa ml-2 fa-paper-plane"></i> 134 </button> 135 </div> 136 </div> 137 </form> 138 </div> 139 <!-- <div class="col-lg-6"> --> 140 <!-- <p>Feel free to contact me about any questions or comments you might have. 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