The Team & Story Behind GemPy
About Us
GemPy originated as part of a Ph.D. project at the Institute for Computational Geoscience and Reservoir Engineering (CGRE) at RWTH Aachen University, Germany. It was co-created by Miguel de la Varga and Prof. Florian Wellmann, Ph.D. As an open-source library, GemPy has evolved through the contributions of a diverse community of geoscientists and developers from various organizations.
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Currently, the primary responsibilities for further developing and maintaining GemPy are shared between the CG3 Institute (formerly CGRE) and Terranigma Solutions. Terranigma Solutions, a spinoff startup from the same research group, was co-founded by the original authors along with early users and contributors of GemPy. This collaborative effort underscores our commitment to advancing geoscience research and our shared mission to foster an open-source geoscience software ecosystem.
The former CGRE research group including the original authors and some of the early contributors to GemPy (ca. 2017).
The co-founding team of Terranigma, a startup spun out of the CGRE institute in 2020.
Team & Contributors
The list below includes individuals who have played significant roles in developing GemPy as authors, maintainers, and other contributors. Please note that while the main author and current maintainers are actively involved, not all individuals mentioned may be currently active with the project.
Main Author & Benevolent Dictator
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Miguel de la Varga, M.Sc.
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Ph.D. Candidate at RWTH Aachen University
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CEO & Co-Founder at Terranigma Solutions
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Contact: miguel@terranigma-solutions.com
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Maintainers
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Alexander Zimmermann, M.Sc.
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Ph.D. Candidate at RWTH Aachen University
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Senior Systems Engineer at Terranigma Solutions
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Contact: alex@terranigma-solutions.com
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Jan von Harten, M.Sc.
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Doctoral Candidate at RWTH Aachen University
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Contact: vonharten@cgre.rwth-aachen.de
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Contributors
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Dr. Jan Niederau
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Researcher at Fraunhofer IEG, Aachen
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Contact: jan.niederau@rwth-aachen.de
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Alexander Jüstel, M.Sc.
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Researcher at Fraunhofer IEG, Aachen
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Contact: alexander.juestel@ieg.fraunhofer.de
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Nils Chudalla, M.Sc.
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Doctoral Candidate at RWTH Aachen University
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Contact: chudalla@cgre.rwth-aachen.de
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Elisa Heim, M.Sc.
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Ph.D. Candidate at RWTH Aachen University
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Contact: elisa.heim@rwth-aachen.de
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Dr. Simon Virgo
Contact: simon@terranigma-solutions.com
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Fabian Stamm, M.Sc.
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COO & Co-Founder at Terranigma Solutions
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Contact: fabian@terranigma-solutions.com
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Dr. Andrew Annex
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Senior Science Systems Engineer at SETI
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Dr. Dieter Werthmüller
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Postdoc Researcher at TU Delft
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Alexander Schaaf, M.Sc.
Project Supervisor at the CG3 Institute
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Prof. Florian Wellmann, Ph.D.
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Professor in Computational Geoscience, Geothermics and Reservoir Geophysics (CG3 Institute), RWTH Aachen University
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Research Group and Department Lead, Fraunhofer IEG, Aachen
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Scientific Advisor & Co-Founder at Terranigma Solutions
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Contact: florian.wellmann@cgre.rwth-aachen.de
Design Credit: The GemPy logo was created by geoscience-focused illustrator and graphic designer Dorothee Post. Find more of her work at: https://dorotheepost.de/
Join our Community & Mission!
We can always use more hands on deck! If you're considering becoming a
contributor, partner, supporter, or sponsor, please get in touch with the team at Terranigma Solutions by writing to gempy@terranigma-solutions.com.
Questions or Issues?
If you have a general question or encounter a problem while installing or using GemPy, we encourage you to submit a public issue on GitHub. This allows the appropriate member of our team to address your concerns efficiently, and enables other users to benefit from the discussion.
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Please note that GemPy is an open-source, non-profit project, and our support efforts are primarily focused on issues raised on GitHub. For specialized requests, the team at Terranigma Solutions offers consulting services. You can contact us for more information at gempy@terranigma-solutions.com.
Supporters & Sponsors
GemPy is supported and sponsored by several organizations and projects.
Click on any logo to find out more about them.
