# ASPECT Newsletter #78

**URL:** <https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-78/600>\
**Category:** ASPECT\
**Created:** [April 29, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-78/600 "2019-04-29T19:00:20Z")\
**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:** [April 29, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-78/600/1 "2019-04-29T19:00:20Z")

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Hello everyone!

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       This is ASPECT newsletter #78.

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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:

[#2903](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2903): no temperature matrix for Stokes only (proposed by [tcclevenger](https://github.com/tcclevenger))  
[#2902](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2902): update release tasks (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#2901](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2901): [www] update DOI for release (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#2900](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2900): update DOI info (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#2899](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2899): enable 9.0 tests (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#2898](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2898): check constraints are consistent (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#2897](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2897): Add GWB changelog entry. (proposed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters); merged)  
[#2896](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2896): Add release announcement (proposed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); merged)  
[#2895](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2895): cmake: switch to CXX only project (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)  
[#2894](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2894): Add a note about Louise to the acknowledgments. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)  
[#2893](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2893): Update world builder with fix against warnings in gcc 5. (proposed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters); merged)  
[#2892](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2892): remove deprecated “Model name” [WIP] (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#2891](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2891): clang-tidy with worldbuilder (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)  
[#2890](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2890): Use smoother language. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)  
[#2889](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2889): Add a reference to the ASPECT II paper to the manual. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)  
[#2888](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2888): Fix a warning (proposed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); merged)  
[#2887](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2887): clang-tidy: suppress warnings (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)  
[#2886](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2886): cleanup: consistent parameter names (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)  
[#2885](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2885): Update the description of a parameter. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)  
[#2884](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2884): Modify default melt threshold and cookbooks (proposed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); merged)  
[#2882](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2882): Replace std::shared\_ptr by std::unique\_ptr in the heating models. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)  
[#2875](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2875): Post release 2.1.0 version bump (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)  
[#2833](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2833): fix the maximum horizontal compressive stress plugin. (proposed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters); merged)  
[#2780](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2780): constraints: periodic before hanging (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)  
[#2756](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2756): Add a termination criteria for steady state temperature (proposed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); merged)  
[#2738](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2738): switch to deal.II 9.0 (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)

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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