From ljhwang at ucdavis.edu Tue Feb 4 12:47:24 2020 From: ljhwang at ucdavis.edu (Lorraine Hwang) Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2020 12:47:24 -0800 Subject: [CIG-ALL] CIG New Release: ConMan v3.0.0 Message-ID: <2BC8EA9E-85D2-4EA4-AEF3-7D4A90A9D305@ucdavis.edu> NEW RELEASE: CONMAN V3.0.0 CIG is pleased to announce a new release of ConMan (version 3.0.0), a 2D Cartesian finite element code for mantle convection. In this release, the cumbersome c-based malloc package for dynamic memory allocation in Fortran77 is replaced with allocate and deallocate statements. The new version includes the compressible convection formulations commonly used in deep earth dynamics as well as examples from the subduction zone benchmark. Users looking for a simple code that uses a direct matrix solver and has no external library dependencies may find this code to be a useful starting point. Please navigate to the ConMan software page to download the latest release: https://geodynamics.org/cig/software/conman/ To get help, please post to the Mantle Convection forum: https://community.geodynamics.org/c/mantle-convection/12 The authors request you cite the following when using the code: King, S.; Raefsky, A.; Hager, B.H. (2020), ConMan version 3.0.0, Zenodo, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.3633152 , url: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3633152 King, S.D.; Raefsky, A.; Hager, B.H. (1990), Conman: vectorizing a finite element code for incompressible two-dimensional convection in the Earth's mantle, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 59 (3) , 195-207, doi: 10.1016/0031-9201(90)90225-M , url: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/003192019090225M Complete citations for all CIG codes can be found here: https://geodynamics.org/cig/abc Many thanks to Scott King for his development and support of ConMan. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From baagaard at usgs.gov Thu Feb 6 14:27:40 2020 From: baagaard at usgs.gov (Aagaard, Brad T) Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 22:27:40 +0000 Subject: [CIG-ALL] 2020 PyLith Hackathon: Applications now being accepted Message-ID: <4AEF02E2-941F-40BF-9B36-74C69DF73120@usgs.gov> 2020 PyLith Hackathon: Applications now being accepted We are now accepting applications for the 2020 PyLith Hackathon, which will be held June 7-14, 2020, at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO. The hackathon targets intermediate and advanced PyLith users wanting to contribute to development of the community code. The hackathon will bring together 9-12 people to work on 3-4 different projects in teams of 3-4 people. We have identified 6 potential projects for the hackathon and welcome potential participants to propose alternative projects. Please see https://geodynamics.org/cig/events/calendar/2020-pylith-hack/ for more information and to apply. From rene.gassmoeller at mailbox.org Mon Feb 10 09:09:34 2020 From: rene.gassmoeller at mailbox.org (Rene Gassmoeller) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:09:34 -0500 Subject: [CIG-ALL] 2020 ASPECT Hackathon - Application is now OPEN Message-ID: We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the 2020 ASPECT Hackathon; When: Aug 4 - Aug 15 Where: Cody, Wyoming As in previous years, the hackathon is a venue for those with experience developing models with ASPECT and ASPECT itself, to get together and make major progress in a short amount of time. Hackathons have no formal program, with almost all time set aside to work on coding, learning, mentoring, and enjoying a community of fellow hackers. CIG will provide travel support and cover group ground costs (e.g. group transportation, lodging, and meals). Participation is limited. If you are interested in participating, please apply before March 31. Application and full event details are available at: https://geodynamics.org/cig/events/calendar/2020-aspect-hackathon/?eID=1523 Best, The Organizing Committee Wolfgang Bangerth, Juliane Dannberg, Rene Gassmoeller, Timo Heister, Lorraine Hwang, and John Naliboff -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ljhwang at ucdavis.edu Mon Feb 10 22:59:40 2020 From: ljhwang at ucdavis.edu (Lorraine Hwang) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:59:40 -0800 Subject: [CIG-ALL] CIG Newsletter: February 2020 Message-ID: <0B8839E2-32F1-40AF-BE07-8AB75A4B6DFF@ucdavis.edu> February 2020 Volume 9 Issue 1 Research Highlight Get credit for your research code with the Journal of Open Source Software It’s hard to imagine doing research in 2020 without relying on software. Almost every task, from data acquisition and data processing to modeling and visualization, involves a software component. The rise of open-source software in science has empowered generations of researchers to build upon the work of others like never before. But the credit and incentive systems of academia have failed to keep up. Researchers investing large portions of their time building and maintaining crucial open-source software often find themselves lagging behind their peers in terms of academic currency: papers and citations. The Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS; https://joss.theoj.org ) was created to solve this problem. It’s a developer-friendly journal that publishes papers about research software, providing credit to developers in the form of a citable paper. JOSS is far from your average ... contributed by The JOSS Editorial Team full article News ASPECT Virtual Workshop The ASPECT User Community held its very first completely virtual workshop on January 21-23, 2020. A total of 35 participants, including members of the international community, joined online for presentations and discussions and breakout sessions. The majority of the participants were early career and 16 had never attended an ASPECT Hackathon. A big part of the success of the meeting were our 10 community members, who gave excellent presentations and were not afraid of bringing their scientific and software development work to a new presentation format! The event sparked some discussions that lead to new features in the following days. The feedback was very positive and we look forward to holding this event next year. For every 1,000 km participants did not fly for this event, we prevented the emission of 133 kgs of CO2 (and countless hours saved in sleep). ConMan v3.0.0 CIG is pleased to announce a new release of ConMan (version 3.0.0), a 2D Cartesian finite element code for mantle convection. In this release, the cumbersome c-based malloc package for dynamic memory allocation in Fortran77 is replaced with allocate and deallocate statements. The new version includes the compressible convection formulations commonly used in deep earth dynamics as well as examples based a subduction zone benchmark. Users looking for a simple code that uses a direct matrix solver and has no external library dependencies may find this code to be a useful starting point. [ConMan ] Speaker Series Do you know someone who would be a great ambassador for CIG research? The CIG Speaker Series is looking for talented speakers who can promote computational modeling in geodynamics and related earth sciences to a broad scientific audience. Send your nominations to speakers at geodynamics.org . More information for speakers and institutions looking for speakers can be found on our website. Deadline is February 28, 2020. [info ] Awards Congratulation to: Jackie Austermann, Columbia University, recipient of the 2019 Jason Morgan Early Career Award, and Sylvain Barbot, University of Southern California recipient of a 2019 NSF CAREER award. Governance Elections Please join us in welcoming Bruce Buffet and Claire Currie to the Executive Committee and Juliane Dannberg and Scott King to the Science Steering Committee. They will be serving 3 year terms ending in 2022. Many thanks to EC member Frederik Simons and SSC members Brad Aagaard and John Rudge for their contributions to the community as well as everyone who participated by voting in this year's elections. New Member Welcome to our newest member University of Florida and Member Representative, Juliane Dannberg. Events Joint Canadian Geophysical Union and CIG Meeting The 2020 annual meeting of the Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU) will be held in Banff, AB, May 3-6. CIG is once again partnering with CGU for this event. The theme of the meeting reflects the full range of the CGU’s scientific interests is Addressing Challenges in Earth and Environmental Sciences. The CIG community is invited to submit abstracts to all sessions. The deadline for abstract submission is February 25, 2020. Travel support will be available for U.S. based researchers. [more info ] 2020 CGU 2020 Summer Workshops Time to think about summer! CIG summer workshop planning has begun. 2020 PyLith Hackathon June 7-14, Golden, Colorado. APPLY NOW [info ] 2020 Tectonics Workshop Golden, Colorado June. Part I. Tectonics Modeling Tutorial July 25-29, II. Community Science Workshop July 29-31. [info ] 2020 ASPECT Hackathon August 4-15, Cody, Wyoming. APPLY NOW [info ] 2020 Rayleigh Hackathon tbd Registration and more information for the 2020 Tectonics Workshop will be coming soon. 2020 Fall Workshops Save the date for the following Fall workshops. 2020 SPECFEM Developer's Conference October 6-8, Toronto, Canada. 2020 CIG Community Workshop October 23-24, UC Davis, Davis, CA Remember to join our forum to receive announcements for these events. forum webinars begin @ 2P PT Webinars February 26 Brandon Schmandt, University of New Mexico *NEW DATE March 12 Nicole Gasparini, Tulane University, and
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