Academic Theme Templates Showcase

Interactive reference & testing gallery for all subsection widgets

This page is a development sandbox designed to demonstrate every subsection widget template supported by the Academic theme. Each section below is generated from an independent .md file inside content/templates/.

Quick Jump Directory

Click any link below to jump directly to its live rendered showcase:

Widget NameTemplate Key (widget =)Description
Hero Banner"hero"Full-width or split landing hero with CTAs
Featurette"featurette"Multi-column icon grid for skills/features
About / Profile"about"Author bio, avatar, education & social links
Experience Timeline"experience"Chronological career/education timeline
Accomplishments"accomplishments"Certificates, honors & awards with links
Pages Listing"pages"Filtered content archive (cards, lists, citations)
Portfolio / Projects"portfolio"Project gallery with interactive tag filters
Featured Items"featured"Curated highlights pinned by featured = true
People & Team"people"Grouped member directory with avatars
Contact Information"contact"Contact cards, social links & email form
Tag Cloud"tag_cloud"Frequency-weighted taxonomy cloud
Blank (2-Column Split)"blank"Standard layout: 1⁄3 title, 2⁄3 custom Markdown
Blank (Full-Width)"blank"Single-column: 100% width custom Markdown
Slider / Carousel"slider"Full-width responsive carousel with slides

Template: Hero Widget

Welcome to the Hero Widget showcase. This widget provides a high-impact header block designed to grab user attention immediately. It supports headlines, explanatory lead paragraphs, primary buttons, secondary text links, and callout footnotes.

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Template key: widget = 'hero' · Ideal for landing headers, banners, and primary calls to action.

Template: Featurette Widget

Showcase key skills, features, technologies, or services in a structured icon grid

Template key: widget = "featurette". Add or customize [[feature]] items in frontmatter with any FontAwesome icons (fas, fab, etc.).

Robotics & Controls

Autonomous navigation, ROS 2 pipelines, state estimation, and sensor integration.

Theoretical Physics

Quantum mechanics, electrostatics, dark matter axions, and mathematical modeling.

Full-Stack & Systems

C++, Python, static site engines, embedded platforms, and modern tooling.

Data & Simulation

Monte Carlo methods, numerical analysis, statistical signal extraction.

Technical Writing

Expository guides, research publications, competition problem crafting.

Mentorship & Teaching

Olympiad coaching, course design, and physics education initiatives.

Avatar

Zhihan Jiang

Template: About Widget

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I can be reached at jiangzhihan63@gmail.com, and a complete CV is available here.

Template: Experience Widget

Chronological career and research timeline with interactive organization links

Template key: widget = "experience". Renders a connected timeline with organization badges, dates, and Markdown descriptions.

 
 
 
 
 

Research Scientist / Lead Developer

Robotics & Perception Lab

Jun 2024 – Present Austin, TX
  • Lead development of multi-sensor fusion navigation stack on ROS 2.
  • Architected realtime trajectory generation and obstacle avoidance subsystems.
  • Mentored junior students and published peer-reviewed conference papers.
 
 
 
 
 

Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Physics

Sep 2021 – May 2024 Stanford, CA
  • Formulated analytical models for resonant dark matter detection.
  • Conducted high-precision simulations and numerical analyses of experimental constraints.
 
 
 
 
 

Software Engineering Intern

Autonomous Systems Inc.

Jun 2020 – Aug 2020 San Jose, CA
Implemented state estimation pipelines and automated integration test workflows.

Template: Accomplishments Widget

Certifications, awards, honors, and coursework cards

Template key: widget = "accomplishments". Creates cards with date ranges, issuing organizations, descriptions, and verification certificate links.

Graduate Research Fellowship

National Science Foundation Sep 2022
Recognized for exceptional doctoral research potential in physical sciences and computational methods.
See certificate

Advanced Robotics Specialization

Coursera & Stanford Online Mar 2021 – Jun 2021
Kinematics, dynamic control, SLAM algorithms, and motion planning.
See certificate

Gold Medalist

International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
Ranked among top global competitors in theoretical problem solving and experimental laboratory analysis.
See certificate

Template: Pages Widget

Content archives feed with configurable layout styles (Card, Compact, List, Citation)

Template key: widget = "pages". Displays automated feeds of content types like publication, post, or talk. Supports pagination, sorting, taxonomy filtering, and multiple layout styles (view = 1 List, view = 2 Compact, view = 3 Card, view = 4 Citation).

January 0001

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The axion-fermion coupling induces spin-dependent forces and torques, which can lead to macroscopic currents. “Magnetized multilayer” setups can use these currents to probe orders of magnitude beyond existing bounds.

Slides Video / Product Invitation Artifacts
January 0001

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We propose an approach to search for axion dark matter with a superconducting radio frequency cavity, using axion-induced transitions between nearly degenerate resonant modes of frequency $\sim \text{GHz}$.

Slides Video / Product Invitation Artifacts

Template: Portfolio Widget

Filterable project & publication showcase with interactive category tags

Template key: widget = "portfolio". Displays projects or publications with interactive filter toolbar buttons, supporting masonry card grid, list, compact, or showcase layouts.

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The axion-fermion coupling induces spin-dependent forces and torques, which can lead to macroscopic currents. “Magnetized …

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We propose an approach to search for axion dark matter with a superconducting radio frequency cavity, using axion-induced transitions …

Template: People Widget

Directory of team members, collaborators, and staff grouped by role

Template key: widget = "people". Reads member profiles from content/authors/ and displays member cards with avatars, names, titles, and interests grouped by the user_groups parameter.

Researchers

Collaborators

Template: Contact Widget

Built-in contact form and contact details channel

Template key: widget = "contact". Provides an integrated contact form (with Netlify or Formspree backend support) along with contact info, office hours, address, and appointment booking links.

    Template: Tag Cloud Widget

    Interactive weighted taxonomy word cloud based on site content

    Template key: widget = "tag_cloud". Dynamically queries any taxonomy (such as tags, categories, or publication_types) and scales each item’s font size according to its frequency across the site.

    Template: Blank (2-Column Split)

    Asymmetric layout: title in left 1⁄3 column, arbitrary Markdown in right 2⁄3 column

    Template key: widget = "blank" with [design] columns = "2".

    This is the standard Academic subsection layout, also formerly referred to as widget = "custom". It gives a clean, editorial look by separating the section heading from the main body text.

    Example Markdown Elements

    You can write arbitrary Markdown or embed HTML here: - Bullet Lists: Cleanly formatted itemized notes - Callouts & Quotes: > “Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do.” — Donald Knuth - Inline Code & Math: e.g., $\mathcal{L}_{\mathrm{int}} = g_{a\gamma\gamma} a \mathbf{E}\cdot\mathbf{B}$ - Tables & Embeds: Standard tables, video embeds, and third-party widgets.

    Template: Blank (Full-Width / 1-Column)

    Spans the full 12-column grid container for dashboards, wide tables, or rich media

    Template key: widget = "blank" with [design] columns = "1".

    When columns = "1" is selected, both the section heading and the body content span across the entire container width (12 columns). This layout is ideal for wide comparison tables, code blocks, large image galleries, or interactive tool dashboards.

    Feature ComparisonStandard (2-Col)Full-Width (1-Col)
    Heading PlacementLeft 1⁄3 sidebarTop centered/aligned
    Content AreaRight 2⁄3 columnFull 12-column width
    Best ForNarrative text, reading flowWide tables, cards, code blocks
    Configuration[design] columns = "2"[design] columns = "1"

    Template: Slider Widget

    Full-width carousel slider supporting customizable slides, background colors, images, and CTAs.

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    Slide 2: Interactive Announcements

    Easily rotate through announcements, featured projects, or workshop calls.

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