update blogs so that they show similar length previews on blog page; add summaries to older blog posts; fix authors

dlebauer · dlebauer · commit 82d0deda872a · 2026-03-21T00:07:17.000-07:00
diff --git a/blog/2012-12-31-year-in-review.md b/blog/2012-12-31-year-in-review.md
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 ---
 title: 2012 Year in Review
-authors: [david_lebauer]
+authors: [mike_dietze]
 tags: [news, conferences, publications, releases]
 ---
 
 A roundup of PEcAn project activities and highlights from 2012.
 
+This year included foundational publications, software releases, training activities, and conference presentations that helped establish PEcAn's early scientific and community footprint.
+
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 ## Major Milestones
diff --git a/blog/2013-12-31-year-in-review.md b/blog/2013-12-31-year-in-review.md
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 ---
 title: 2013 Year in Review
-authors: [david_lebauer]
+authors: [mike_dietze]
 tags: [news, conferences, publications]
 ---
 
 A roundup of PEcAn project activities and highlights from 2013.
 
+Highlights from the year include conference presentations, new collaborations, and continued progress in connecting ecosystem models with observations and data synthesis workflows.
+
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 ## Conferences and Presentations
diff --git a/blog/2014-09-09-pecan-1-3-7-released.md b/blog/2014-09-09-pecan-1-3-7-released.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ tags: [release, pecan, dalec]
 
 PEcAn version 1.3.7 has been released with better support for new model types and the addition of the DALEC model.
 
+This release expanded the platform's flexibility for model integration and made it easier to configure the inputs needed for different workflows.
+
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 ## Overview
diff --git a/blog/2014-12-12-pecan-1-4-0-released.md b/blog/2014-12-12-pecan-1-4-0-released.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ tags: [release, pecan]
 
 PEcAn version 1.4.0 has been released with major new meteorological data handling capabilities.
 
+The update focused on making met forcing data easier to download, standardize, gap fill, and convert into model-ready formats for PEcAn runs.
+
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 ## Overview
diff --git a/blog/2014-12-31-year-in-review.md b/blog/2014-12-31-year-in-review.md
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 ---
 title: 2014 Year in Review
-authors: [david_lebauer]
+authors: [mike_dietze]
 tags: [news, conferences, publications, brown-dog]
 ---
 
 A roundup of PEcAn project activities and highlights from 2014.
 
+The project continued to grow through major conference activity, software development, publications, and related cyberinfrastructure efforts such as Brown Dog.
+
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 ## Major Conferences
diff --git a/blog/2015-11-15-pecan-1-4-4-released.md b/blog/2015-11-15-pecan-1-4-4-released.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ tags: [release, pecan]
 
 PEcAn version 1.4.4 has been released with important updates and improvements.
 
+It continued the project's emphasis on improving the reliability and usability of ecosystem modeling and data-assimilation workflows.
+
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 This release continues to improve the PEcAn platform's capabilities for ecosystem modeling and data assimilation. For detailed release notes and download information, please visit the [PEcAn GitHub repository](https://github.com/PecanProject/pecan).
diff --git a/blog/2015-12-31-year-in-review.md b/blog/2015-12-31-year-in-review.md
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 ---
 title: 2015 Year in Review
-authors: [david_lebauer]
+authors: [mike_dietze]
 tags: [news, conferences, publications, grants]
 ---
 
 A roundup of PEcAn project activities and highlights from 2015.
 
+The year brought new team members, community-building efforts, and steady advances in releases, grants, and research applications across the PEcAn ecosystem.
+
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 ## Team Updates
diff --git a/blog/2016-12-31-year-in-review.md b/blog/2016-12-31-year-in-review.md
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 ---
 title: 2016 Year in Review
-authors: [david_lebauer]
+authors: [mike_dietze]
 tags: [news, workshops, releases]
 ---
 
 A roundup of PEcAn project activities and highlights from 2016.
 
+Across the year, the project combined regular software releases with workshops, invited talks, and hands-on collaborations that broadened both the platform and its user community.
+
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 ## Releases and Major Updates
diff --git a/blog/2017-07-15-pecan-1-5-0-released.md b/blog/2017-07-15-pecan-1-5-0-released.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ tags: [release, pecan]
 
 PEcAn version 1.5.0 has been released with several new features and improvements.
 
+The release bundled updates across data ingest, Docker-based workflows, configuration editing, and meteorological processing to make the platform easier to operate and extend.
+
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 ## Added
diff --git a/blog/2017-12-31-year-in-review.md b/blog/2017-12-31-year-in-review.md
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 ---
 title: 2017 Year in Review
-authors: [david_lebauer]
+authors: [mike_dietze]
 tags: [news, conferences, workshops, agu]
 ---
 
 A roundup of PEcAn project activities and highlights from 2017.
 
+This was a year of visible community engagement, from AGU and ESA events to training activities, student projects, and continued development of forecasting and data-assimilation workflows.
+
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 ## Major Events
diff --git a/blog/2018-10-15-pecan-1-6-0-released.md b/blog/2018-10-15-pecan-1-6-0-released.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ tags: [release, pecan]
 
 This release has a number of bug fixes and added functionality. All can be seen [listed here](https://github.com/PecanProject/pecan/releases/tag/v1.6.0).
 
+Key additions included new tools for data ingest, preliminary containerized modules, and early support for automated daily forecasting workflows.
+
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 ## Major additions include:
diff --git a/blog/2018-12-31-year-in-review.md b/blog/2018-12-31-year-in-review.md
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 ---
 title: 2018 Year in Review
-authors: [david_lebauer]
+authors: [mike_dietze]
 tags: [news, conferences, talks]
 ---
 
 A roundup of PEcAn project activities and highlights from 2018.
 
+The year featured conference presentations, invited talks, and another round of community-building through Google Summer of Code and related outreach.
+
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 ## Conferences and Presentations
diff --git a/blog/2025-02-10-pecanrfp.md b/blog/2025-02-10-pecanrfp.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ The PEcAn Project is excited to announce the availability of funding for small p
 
 We invite proposals for small grants to support activities that advance and promote PEcAn-related work.
 
+<!-- truncate -->
+
 ## **Supported Activities**
 
 The objective of this funding is to build and support the PEcAn community. A broad scope of activities could be supported. Examples include:
diff --git a/blog/2025-09-05-gsoc-roundup.md b/blog/2025-09-05-gsoc-roundup.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: GSoC '25 Project Roundup
-author: david_lebauer
+authors: david_lebauer
 tags: [gsoc, gsoc25]
 ---
 
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ This summer marked the **ninth consecutive year** that the PEcAn Project partici
 
 The 2025 cohort continued this tradition with three contributions that improve functionality and user experience.
 
+<!-- truncate -->
+
 ## 2025 GSoC Projects
 
 ### Akash B V: Ensemble-based Uncertainty Propagation Workflows
@@ -32,4 +34,4 @@ Harsh addressed a long-standing architectural challenge by reducing PEcAn’s re
 
 ## Beyond Software: Community and Mentorship
 
-GSoC projects reflect more than individual effort. They are the result of sustained mentorship, active code review, and an engaged open-source community. We thank the mentors and contributors who guided students, reviewed pull requests, and helped shape these projects into lasting improvements. And we thank Google for supporting open-source software **and community** development through GSoC.
+GSoC projects reflect more than individual effort. They are the result of sustained mentorship, active code review, and an engaged open-source community. We thank the mentors and contributors who guided students, reviewed pull requests, and helped shape these projects into lasting improvements. And we thank Google for supporting open-source software **and community** development through GSoC.
diff --git a/blog/authors.yml b/blog/authors.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ david_lebauer:
     github: dlebauer
     linkedin: dlebauer
 
+mike_dietze:
+  name: Mike Dietze
+  title: PEcAn Project PI
+  image_url: /img/people/michael_dietze.jpg
+
 rohan_sasne:
   name: Rohan Sasne
   title: GSoC'23 participant @PEcAn Project
diff --git a/docusaurus.config.js b/docusaurus.config.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ module.exports = {
     "Ecosystem science, policy, and management informed by the best available data and models",
   url: "https://pecanproject.github.io",
   baseUrl: process.env.BASE_URL || "/",
+  trailingSlash: true,
   onBrokenLinks: "ignore",
   onBrokenMarkdownLinks: "warn",
   favicon: "img/favicon.ico",
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ module.exports = {
         docs: false,
         blog: {
           showReadingTime: true,
+          blogSidebarCount: 10,
           // Please change this to your repo.
           editUrl: "https://github.com/PecanProject/web/edit/main",
         },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
