# ASPECT Newsletter #74

**URL:** <https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-74/478>\
**Category:** ASPECT\
**Created:** [February 28, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-74/478 "2019-02-28T20:00:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![rgassmoeller](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/rgassmoeller/32/49_2.png) [@rgassmoeller](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/rgassmoeller)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-74/478/1 "2019-02-28T20:00:21Z")

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Hello everyone!

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       This is ASPECT newsletter #74.

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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:

[#2832](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2832): www: publication list instructions (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)

[#2830](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2830): Further update the @misc template. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)

[#2829](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2829): avoid warning in gravity point postprocessor (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))

[#2828](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2828): www: publication plot (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)

[#2827](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2827): Fix the formatting of ‘@misc’ entries. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)

[#2826](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2826): www: publications.html: remove pdf (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)

[#2825](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2825): www: update readme (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)

[#2824](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2824): update publications (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)

[#2823](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2823): Complete a bibtex entry. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))

[#2822](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2822): Update citation templates. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)

[#2821](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2821): Fix typos (proposed by [anne-glerum](https://github.com/anne-glerum); merged)

[#2820](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2820): Change order of spherical unit vectors from theta, phi to phi,theta (proposed by [anne-glerum](https://github.com/anne-glerum); merged)

[#2819](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2819): Fix misspelled function names in error messages. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)

[#2818](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2818): Use std::unique\_ptr in mesh ref and termination plugins. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)

[#2817](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2817): Use std::unique\_ptr instead of std::shared\_ptr for the boundary tractions. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)

[#2816](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2816): Use std::unique\_ptr instead of std::shared\_ptr in some initial temperature models. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)

[#2815](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2815): Use std::unique\_ptr instead of std::shared\_ptr in utilities.h/cc. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)

[#2812](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2812): Avoid bare ‘new’ in almost all other places. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)

[#2793](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2793): memory statistics: add VmPeak (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)

[#835](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/835): Add VoF Interface tracking (proposed by [class4kayaker](https://github.com/class4kayaker); merged)

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

[#2831](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2831) [META] adding/fixing a publication (opened)

[#2762](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2762) Better document how to add publications using ASPECT to the list on our website (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!

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Additional information can be found at our [official website](https://aspect.geodynamics.org/), and CIG's [ASPECT website](https://geodynamics.org/cig/software/aspect/).
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