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+Geodynamics - understanding the internal dynamics of the Earth and +other planets - depends heavily on the use of numerical algorithms and +their software implementations to make sense of the data we collect +and to understand our exposure to geohazards and the availability of +georesources. The software we use to understand these processes varies +from solvers for wave propagation and elastic deformation over +reactive multi-phase flow models and magneto-hydro-dynamics to +micro-scale mineral physics processes and ab initio material property +prediction. As varied as the software is typically their development +history, and with the advent of modern standards for research software +the geodynamics community decided in 2005 to establish an organization +dedicated to improving software standards - the Computational +Infrastructure for Geodynamics, CIG. 20 years later I will discuss the +role that CIG has played in supporting research software in the field +of computational geodynamics, and the lessons we learned. I will also +present application cases of CIG software, with a particular focus on +the ASPECT software - the Advanced Solver for Planetary Evolution, +Convection, and Tectonics - and how it helps us to understand +deformation processes in Earth's interior, such as the movement of +tectonic plates, and the influence of mineral phase transitions on +Earth's long-term evolution. +
+ +Bio: ++Rene Gassmoeller is a staff scientist at the GEOMAR Helmholtz +Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, and previously was the technical lead +for the NSF-funded community organization Computational Infrastructure +for Geodynamics. He completed his PhD at the German Research Centre +for Geosciences (GFZ) in Potsdam, Germany and did postdoctoral work at +Texas A&M University, Colorado State University and the University of +California, Davis as well as an appointment as visiting assistant +professor and research scientist at the University of Florida. His +research interests lie in computational geodynamics, numerical +mathematics, and software engineering, with a particular focus on +processes in the deep Earth and developing the software we need to +understand them. +