Dune-Ash is a [_Dune_][1] application providing an interactive simulation of the ash transport after a volcano eruption in Europe.
Step-by-step, one can position the volcano, draw a wind field, choose the strength of the ash spreading over Europe and finally watch the simulation live on screen.
### Latest News
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#### MPE at the _Deutsches Technikmuseum_
20.03.2014
As a part of the exhibition: Mathematics of Planet Earth (MPE), Dune-Ash will be shown at the *Deutsches Technikmuseum* in Berlin.
The [opening][2] of the exhibition will be the 27th of March.
#### Freiburg Science Fair 2013
11.07.2013
Dune-Ash will be presented on this years [Freiburg Science Fair][3], which is held July 12th and 13th on the Cathedral Square in Freiburg.
### Dune-Ash awarded as a winning module of the MPE Competition
11.03.2013
We are proud to announce that Dune-Ash is a winning module of the _Competition of Modules for the Open Source MPE Exhibition_.
Among 29 contributions Dune-Ash was awarded the second prize.
The awarding ceremony took place on the opening of the _MPE 2013_ program at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on March 5th, 2013.
The competition is a part of the program _Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013_ ([MPE 2013][4]), an initiative by the UNESCO, the IMU (International Mathematical Union>, and the EMS (European Mathematical Society).
### History
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This project was originally developed in June/July 2011 for the _Freiburger Wissenschaftsmarkt_ (Freiburg Science Fair).
In 2012 it was extensively overhauled for the participation in the [MPE 2013][4] competition.
Especially the user interface was redesigned for a natural experience on touch screen monitors.
### Contributors
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-**Prof. Dr. Dietmar Kröner**: idea, supervision
-**Janick Gerstenberger, David Nies and Axel Pfeiffer**: visualization, scripts, user interface
-**Dr. Robert Klöfkorn**: support and problem adaptation in _Dune_
-**Tobias Malkmus**: visualization, problem adaptation in _Dune_
-**Dr. Martin Nolte**: software and user interface, support and problem adaptation in _Dune_
-**Theressa Strauch**: problem adaptation in _Dune_ and organization
