double figures
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\begin{figure}[ht]
\begin{minipage}[b]{0.45\linewidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=.5]{fig3.pdf}
\caption{default}
\label{fig:figure1}
\end{minipage}
\hspace{0.5cm}
\begin{minipage}[b]{0.45\linewidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=.5]{fig3.pdf}
\caption{default}
\label{fig:figure2}
\end{minipage}
\end{figure}


Packages
\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage[margin=1.0in]{geometry}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{amssymb, amsmath}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{epsfig}  %for figures
\usepackage[ansinew]{inputenc}
\usepackage[colorlinks]{hyperref}
\usepackage{etaremune}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{soul}
\usepackage[normalem]{ulem}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage[font=small, margin=1cm]{caption}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\fancyhead[R]{\fontsize{8}{9} \selectfont RESEARCH STATEMENT\\
M. Zubaer Hossain, Caltech}