FiPy: A Finite Volume PDE Solver Using Python

Contributors

Jon Guyer

is a member of the research staff of the Metallurgy Division in the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Jon's computational interests are in object-oriented design and in phase field modeling of electrochemistry.

Daniel Wheeler

is a caveman. Daniel's interests are in numerical modeling, finite volume techniques, and level set treatments.

Jim Warren

is the group leader of the Themodynamics and Kinetics group in the Metallurgy Division and Director of the Center for Theoretical and Computational Materials Science of the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Jim is interested in a variety of problems, including the phase field modeling of solidification, polycrystalline solids, and the electrochemical interface.

Alex Mont

developed the PyxViewer and the Gmsh import and export modules while he was a student at Montgomery Blair High School.

Katie Travis

is a student at Smith College. Katie developed the automated --inline optimization code for Variable objects.