# ASPECT Newsletter #103

**URL:** <https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-103/1291>\
**Category:** ASPECT\
**Created:** [June 12, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-103/1291 "2020-06-12T19:00:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-103/1291/1 "2020-06-12T19:00:17Z")

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Hello everyone!

This is ASPECT newsletter #103.  
It automatically reports recently merged features and discussions about the ASPECT mantle convection code.

Below you find a list of recently proposed or merged features:

[#3524](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/3524): [WIP] Track viscoelastic stresses on particles (proposed by [naliboff](https://github.com/naliboff))  
[#3523](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/3523): added Heyn et al. 2020 to pub list (proposed by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang))  
[#3522](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/3522): point values postprocessor only on rank 0 (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)  
[#3520](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/3520): add publications from 2019 and 2020 (proposed by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg); merged)  
[#3519](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/3519): fix parameter\_view in firefox (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)  
[#3516](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/3516): fix two small doc issues (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)  
[#3515](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/3515): maintenance June 2020 (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)  
[#3510](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/3510): add IDR(s) Stokes Kylov solver (proposed by [tcclevenger](https://github.com/tcclevenger); merged)  
[#3509](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/3509): Bypass topography in coordinate conversion (proposed by [anne-glerum](https://github.com/anne-glerum); merged)  
[#3496](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/3496): Change input method, allowing single input value for compositions and… (proposed by [lhy11009](https://github.com/lhy11009); merged)

And this is a list of recently opened or closed discussions:

[#3521](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/3521) various plugins that write files do so on each rank (opened)  
[#3518](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/3518) Release 2.2.0 planning (opened)  
[#3517](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/3517) Add new ASPECT Publication (opened and closed)  
[#3354](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/3354) particle problem with deal.ii 9.2.0-pre but not 9.0.1 (closed)  
[#2682](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2682) Update all references to the mailing list by the new forum address (closed)

A list of all major changes since the last release can be found at [this website](https://aspect.geodynamics.org/doc/doxygen/changes_current.html).

Thanks for being part of the community!

Let us know about questions, problems, bugs or just share your experience by visting our [forum](https://community.geodynamics.org/c/aspect), or by opening issues or pull requests on [Github](https://www.github.com/geodynamics/aspect).  
Additional information can be found at our [official website](https://aspect.geodynamics.org/), and CIG’s [ASPECT website](https://geodynamics.org/cig/software/aspect/).