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Author: ericcblow

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+# Personal Website
+
+Currently under construction.
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+To do: 
+-  All sections are at least roughly complete, will improve formatting, readability, and include more pictures. 
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+> https://ericcblow.github.io
+
+![GitHub stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ericcblow/ericcblow.github.io) 
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+
+## Sections 📚
+✔️ About me \
+✔️ Experience \
+✔️ Education \
+✔️ Publications \
+✔️ Projects \
+✔️ Software Skills \
+✔️ Climbing \
+✔️ Contact Info \
+✔️ Resume
+
+### Website Preview
+<p align="center"> 
+  <kbd>
+    <a href="https://ericcblow.github.io" target="_blank"><img src="/examples/preview.JPG">
+  </a>
+  </kbd>
+</p>
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+
+### Website Mobile Preview
+<p align="center"> 
+  <kbd>
+    <a href="https://ericcblow.github.io" target="_blank">
+      <img src="/examples/mobile_preview.jpg" style="width:350px;">
+    </a>
+  </kbd>
+</p>

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           <h2><span class="teal">Eric C. Blow</span></h2>
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-          <h5>Hello, I am a researcher who is passionate about developing integrated photonic hardware to enable the next generation of computing. Website is currently under construction, most of the information is there but please bare with me as I make updates! </h5>
+          <h5>Hello, I am a researcher who is passionate about developing integrated photonic hardware to enable the next generation of computing.
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+            <b>Research Statement:</b> <br>
+            I believe continuing to build more powerful and accessible compute engines results in a global improvement in quality-of-life. 
+            Historically, this trend has held true. Harmonously, an exponential demand for compute resources was matched with an equivalent improvement in compute efficient. 
+            Although recently, microelectronics has come up against the limits of Moore's Law and resulted in a stagnation compute efficiency.
+            Therefore, our current efforts to maintain the demand in compute revolve around building larger data centers and dedicating more resources, primarily in the form of electricity and potable water.
+            This approach is not sustainable and has resulted in negative enviromental impacts. 
+            To effectively maintain this trend in computation, we must explore alternative computational platforms which enable efficiencies and performance beyond the fundamental limits of electronics.
+            Personally, I believe optical computation to be a strong candidate.  
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-        <p>
-          I am a Researcher within the Optical Networking and Sensing Group at NEC Laboratories America and a Research Scholar with the Lightwave Research Laboratory at Princeton University. I am passionate about integrated photonics, analog computing, and machine learning. I received a PhD from Princeton University, Fall 2023. 
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+        <p> 
+          Currently open to academic and industrial collaborations within the following integrated photonic application spaces: Neuromorphic Photonics, AI Accelerators, Analog Compute, Microwave Photonics.
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-            <li><b>Simulation Software:</b> Lumerical, OptoDesigner, Photon Design, MPB, SPICE, Altium, AWR</li>
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-         Currently open to academic and industrial collaborations within the following integrated photonic application spaces: Neuromorphic Photonics, AI Accelerators, Analog Compute, Microwave Photonics. 
+          <b>About me:</b> <br>
+          I hold positions as a <b>Researcher</b> within the Optical Networking and Sensing Group at NEC Laboratories America and a <b>Research Collaborator</b> within the Lightwave Research Laboratory at Princeton University. 
+          I am passionate about integrated photonics, analog computing, and machine learning. 
+          I received a PhD from Princeton University, Fall 2023. 
+        </p>  
+        
+        <p> 
+          Outside of work, I enjoy recreational sports: basketball, soccer, and softball. 
+          Exploring the outdoors: rock climbing, hiking, and caynoneering. 
+          The small things in life: cooking, music, and fixing cars.
+        </p>
+
+        <p> 
+          Website is currently under construction, most of the information is there but please bare with me as I make updates!  
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-        <p> Outside of work, I enjoy recreational sports: basketball, soccer, and softball. Exploring the outdoors: rock climbing, hiking, and caynoneering. The small things in life: cooking, music, and fixing cars.</p>
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