# ASPECT Newsletter #163

**URL:** <https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-163/2674>\
**Category:** ASPECT\
**Created:** [November 17, 2022, 11:00am UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-163/2674 "2022-11-17T11:00:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 11:00am UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-163/2674/1 "2022-11-17T11:00:12Z")

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Hello everyone!

This is ASPECT newsletter #163.  
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:

[#5001](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5001): Docs: Some Geophysics cookbooks cleanup (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#5000](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5000): make rotation matrix in set\_rotation\_matrix\_grains a const ref. (implemented by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4997](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4997): fix cpo doxygen warning. (implemented by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4996](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4996): update parameters (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4994](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4994): Docs: Sphinx convert teaching cookbooks (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))

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

[#5002](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/5002) do not reinitialize everything after mesh refinement when mesh did not change (opened)

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/).