:root {
  --bg: #101614;
  --bg-deep: #0a0f0e;
  --panel: #141d1a;
  --aqua: #73e7d0;
  --aqua-bright: #92f5df;
  --aqua-dim: #3d9f8f;
  --ivory: #efe6d2;
  --ivory-dim: #bdb4a0;
  --line: rgba(115, 231, 208, 0.44);
  --soft-line: rgba(239, 230, 210, 0.12);
  --max: 960px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  min-height: 100vh;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% -10%, rgba(115,231,208,.055), transparent 34rem),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--bg-deep), var(--bg) 22rem, var(--bg));
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

body::before {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: .12;
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255,255,255,.018) 0, rgba(255,255,255,.018) 1px, transparent 1px, transparent 4px);
  mix-blend-mode: soft-light;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration-color: rgba(115,231,208,.55);
  text-underline-offset: .2em;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
}

a:hover,
a:focus-visible { color: var(--aqua-bright); }

.page-shell {
  width: min(calc(100% - 36px), var(--max));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 28px 0 42px;
}

.hero {
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  padding: clamp(44px, 8vw, 92px) clamp(18px, 6vw, 72px) clamp(38px, 7vw, 72px);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(20,29,26,.66), rgba(10,15,14,.22));
}

.hero::before,
.hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 14px;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(115,231,208,.18);
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(115,231,208,.18);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero::after {
  inset: 22px;
  border-color: rgba(115,231,208,.08);
}

.eyebrow,
.section-kicker,
.section-label p,
.field,
footer p {
  font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: var(--aqua);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

h1 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--aqua);
  font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 10vw, 6.65rem);
  line-height: .9;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
  text-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(115,231,208,.035);
}

.role {
  margin: 16px 0 4px;
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 1.75rem);
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
}

.small-flourish {
  color: var(--aqua-dim);
  margin: 16px 0 10px;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}

.field {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-size: clamp(.78rem, 1.9vw, 1.02rem);
}

.contact-inline {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 9px 13px;
  margin-top: 28px;
  color: var(--aqua);
  font-size: 1.04rem;
}

.contact-note {
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  color: var(--ivory-dim);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: .95rem;
}

.dot { color: var(--aqua-dim); }

.ornament {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 13px;
  color: var(--aqua);
}

.ornament span { height: 1px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--aqua-dim)); }
.ornament span:last-child { background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--aqua-dim), transparent); }
.ornament b { font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 400; }
.ornament-top { position: absolute; top: 16px; left: 36px; right: 36px; }
.ornament-bottom { position: absolute; bottom: 16px; left: 36px; right: 36px; }

main { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }

.lede {
  padding: clamp(50px, 8vw, 82px) 0 clamp(56px, 8vw, 86px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.section-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 15px;
  color: var(--aqua);
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

h2 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--aqua-bright);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.9rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
}

.lede-copy {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 36px;
  margin-top: 30px;
}

p {
  font-size: clamp(1.03rem, 2vw, 1.18rem);
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.lede-copy p,
.section-body p { margin: 0; color: var(--ivory); }
.lede-copy p + p,
.section-body p + p { margin-top: 18px; }

.split-section {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 170px 1fr;
  gap: clamp(28px, 6vw, 72px);
  padding: clamp(46px, 7vw, 76px) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--soft-line);
}

.section-label { padding-top: 6px; }
.section-label span {
  display: block;
  color: var(--aqua);
  font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  margin-bottom: 9px;
}
.section-label p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ivory-dim);
  font-size: .68rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.section-body h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.interest-grid {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 0;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.interest-grid li {
  min-height: 86px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 18px 20px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-size: 1.03rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.interest-grid li::before {
  content: "↳";
  color: var(--aqua-dim);
  margin-right: 10px;
}

.field-note .section-body {
  position: relative;
}

.field-note .section-body::after {
  content: "FOLLOW THE QUESTION";
  display: block;
  width: fit-content;
  margin-top: 28px;
  color: var(--aqua-dim);
  font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
}

.contact-panel {
  margin-top: clamp(58px, 9vw, 104px);
  padding: clamp(40px, 7vw, 72px);
  border: 1px solid var(--aqua-dim);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(115,231,208,.055), rgba(115,231,208,.01));
  text-align: center;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.22);
}

.contact-panel h2 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 7vw, 4.8rem); }
.contact-copy {
  max-width: 650px;
  margin: 22px auto 0;
  color: var(--ivory);
}

.contact-links {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px 28px;
  margin-top: 30px;
  color: var(--aqua);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 2.2vw, 1.22rem);
}

footer { padding: 55px 0 0; }
.footer-rule { height: 1px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--aqua-dim), transparent); }
footer p {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px 12px;
  margin: 20px 0 0;
  color: var(--ivory-dim);
  font-size: .62rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .page-shell { width: min(calc(100% - 22px), var(--max)); padding-top: 11px; }
  .hero { padding-left: 16px; padding-right: 16px; }
  .ornament-top, .ornament-bottom { left: 18px; right: 18px; }
  .lede-copy { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .lede-copy p + p { margin-top: 18px; }
  .split-section { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; }
  .section-label { display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: baseline; }
  .section-label span { margin: 0; }
  .interest-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .contact-inline { flex-direction: column; }
  .contact-inline .dot { display: none; }
  .contact-panel { padding-left: 22px; padding-right: 22px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .hero, main section, footer { animation: rise .55s ease both; }
  main section:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: .04s; }
  main section:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: .08s; }
  main section:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: .12s; }
  main section:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: .16s; }
  @keyframes rise { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
}

/* V2: make the biography legible before the research identity. */
.background-strip {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  margin-top: 38px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.background-strip span {
  min-height: 58px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 12px 10px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--aqua);
  font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: .66rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  text-align: center;
}

.section-body em {
  color: var(--aqua-bright);
  font-style: italic;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .background-strip { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .background-strip span { min-height: 52px; }
}