:root{
    --orgColor: #FF5F0575; /* Orangish color */
    --grnColor: #134B2975; /* Grenish color */
    --bluColor: #13294B75; /* Bluish color*/
}
/* Main container formatting */
.mainContainer{
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: stretch;
    gap: calc(2*var(--gap));
} 
.researchInterest, .accademicThesises, .journalPublications, .conferencePublications{
   flex: 1 1 10px;
}
.researchInterest{
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: stretch;
}
.leftPanel{
    flex: 0 0 100px;
}
.researchInterestContent{
    flex: 1 1 10px;
}
.leftPanel{
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg,var(--bluColor),white);
    border-radius: 0px 50px 50px 0px;
    
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding-top: 50px;
}
.leftPanel > a{
    color: var(--uiucBlue);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: Verdana;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 1rem;
    padding: 2px 20px;
    margin: 15px 0px;
}
.leftPanel > a:hover{
    border-radius: 0px 50px 50px 0px;
    color: white;
    background-color: var(--grnColor);
}
.researchInterestContent{
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: stretch;
}
.headingText{
    flex: 0 0 50px;
}
.researchInterestMainContainer{
    flex: 1 1 250px;
}
.headingText{
    text-align: center;
    padding: 5px var(--pad);
    background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #FF5F0560, white);
    border-radius: 50px 50px 0px 0px;
}
.researchInterestMainContainer{
    Display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: stretch;
    gap: var(--gap);
}
.soluteTransport, .flowBatteries, .faradaicDeionization, .shockBuffeting, .References{
    flex: 1 1 150px;
}

.soluteTransport, .flowBatteries, .faradaicDeionization, .shockBuffeting, .References{
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: stretch;
}

.title li{
    flex: 0 0 25px;
    background-image: linear-gradient(270deg, var(--grnColor), white);
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    color: var(--buetColor);
    border-radius: 0px 0px 500px 0px;
}
.researchDescriptionContainer{
    flex: 1 1 400px;
    text-align: justify;

    height: 400px;
    overflow-y: auto;
    padding: var(--pad);
}
.researchImageRightWide{    
    width: min(500px,70%);
    float: right;
    padding: var(--pad);
}
.researchImageRightSquare{    
    width: min(350px,50%);
    float: right;
    padding: var(--pad);
}
.researchImageLeftWide{    
    width: min(500px,70%);
    float: left;
    padding: var(--pad);
}
.researchImageLeftSquare{    
    width: min(350px,50%);
    float: left;
    padding: var(--pad);
}
.referenceTitle{
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: black;
    font-family: Verdana;
    font-weight: normal;
    background-image: linear-gradient(270deg, white, var(--grnColor), white);
    border-radius: 500px;
}
.referenceContainer{
    text-align: justify;
    padding: var(--pad);
}
.referenceContainer > ol > li{
    color: var(--h4-tc);
    font-size: calc(0.9 * var(--h4-fs));
    font-family: var(--h4-ff);
    text-decoration: var(--h4-td);
    font-weight: var(--h4-fw);
    text-align: justify;
}
.accademicThesises, .patentApplications, .journalPublications, .conferencePublications{
    text-align: justify;
    padding: 5px var(--pad);
}
.accademicThesises ul, .patentApplications ul, .journalPublications ol, .conferencePublications ol{
    padding: var(--pad);
}
.googleScholarLink, .googleScholarLink:first-letter{
    color: var(--buetColor);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-style: normal;
    font-family: Verdana;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: normal;
    text-align: center;
}
.onlineLink{
    color: var(--h4-tc);
    font-size: calc(1*var(--h4-fs));
    font-family: var(--h4-ff);
    text-decoration: var(--h4-td);
    font-weight: var(--h4-fw);
    text-align: justify;
}
.onlineLink:hover{
    color: white;    
    background-color: var(--grnColor);
    border-radius: calc(0.2*var(--bdr-rad));
}
.pdfLink{
    color: var(--buetColor);
    font-size: calc(1*var(--h4-fs));
    font-family: var(--h4-ff);
    text-decoration: var(--h4-td);
    font-weight: var(--h4-fw);
    text-align: justify;
}
@media screen and (max-width:1000px) {
    .researchInterest{
        flex-direction: column;
    }
    .leftPanel{
        flex: 0 0 15px;
        border-radius: 50px;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
        background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--bluColor), white);

        display: flex;
        flex-direction: row;
        justify-content: space-around;
        align-items: center;
        padding: 0px calc(0.5*var(--pad));
    }
    .researchDescriptionContainer{
        height: 750px;
    }
}
@media screen and (max-width: 700px) {
    .leftPanel > a{
        font-size: 0.75rem;
        padding: 10px;
    }
}
@media screen and (max-width: 500px) {
    .leftPanel > a{
        font-size: 0.55rem;
        padding: 10px;
    }
    .researchImageRightWide, .researchImageLeftWide, .researchImageRightSquare, .researchImageLeftSquare{    
        width: 100%;
        height: auto;
    }
}