{"id":28862,"date":"2026-05-28T16:48:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T07:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/?p=28862"},"modified":"2026-05-28T16:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T07:48:56","slug":"sij2026-instructor-2-ellen-pan-harvard-27-%f0%9f%8c%9f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/en\/archives\/28862","title":{"rendered":"SIJ2026 INSTRUCTOR 2 &#8211; ELLEN PAN \u2014 HARVARD \u201827 \ud83c\udf1f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid column1-desktop-grid__span-12 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-8 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ellen-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ellen-1-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ellen-1-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ellen-1-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ellen-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ellen is a junior at Harvard studying Applied Mathematics with a passion for the arts. 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