Yichen Han - Personal Website

A minimalist academic portfolio built with Jekyll.

Quick Start

bundle install
bundle exec jekyll serve

Site runs at http://localhost:4000

Structure

├── _config.yml          # Site settings, author info
├── _pages/              # Static pages
│   ├── about.md         # Homepage (/)
│   ├── cv.md            # CV page
│   ├── publications.html
│   ├── teaching.html
│   └── year-archive.html # Blog listing
├── _posts/              # Blog posts (date-prefixed .md or .html)
├── _publications/       # Publication entries
├── _teaching/           # Teaching entries
├── assets/css/
│   └── custom.css       # Custom styling overrides
└── _includes/
    ├── scripts.html     # Theme toggle JS
    └── footer.html      # Simplified footer

Key Files

• _config.yml - Site title, author bio, social links, collections
• assets/css/custom.css - Minimalist theme (Inter font, dark mode)
• _data/navigation.yml - Top nav menu items
• _includes/scripts.html - Dark/light theme toggle

Adding Content

New blog post:

_posts/YYYY-MM-DD-title.md

New publication:

_publications/YYYY-MM-DD-title.md

Styling

The site uses a minimalist black/white design with:

• Inter font
• Dark mode toggle (bottom-right corner)
• CSS variables in custom.css for easy theming

Deployment

Pushes to main auto-deploy via GitHub Actions to GitHub Pages.

Tech Stack

• Jekyll 3.x
• Academic Pages theme (Minimal Mistakes fork)
• GitHub Pages