{"id":2,"date":"2020-06-24T15:04:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T19:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science-phall\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-01-09T06:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T11:38:20","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/phall\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Patrick Hall's website!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Patrick Hall<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Professor and Undergraduate Program Director<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yorku.ca\/science\/physics\">Department of Physics and Astronomy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-thumbnail rounded-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/phall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/413\/2022\/12\/dec10PatHallPhoto.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick's Hall profile photo\" class=\"wp-image-156\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group grey-bg-block has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Astronomy and Physics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div 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