diff --git a/.github/actions/install-repo/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-repo/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b799586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/install-repo/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+name: Install-Repo
+
+inputs:
+  repo-name:
+    required: true
+  repo-path:
+    required: true
+  repo-ref:
+    required: true
+  options:
+    required: true
+  cache:
+    required: true
+  submodules:
+    default: ''
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+
+  - name: Check Cache
+    if: ${{ inputs.cache == 'true'}}
+    uses: actions/cache@v3
+    id: check-cache
+    with:
+      key: build-${{ inputs.repo-name }}
+      path: ${{ runner.temp }}/build-${{ inputs.repo-name }}
+      
+  - name: Checkout Repo
+    uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    with:
+      repository: ${{ inputs.repo-path }}
+      submodules: ${{ inputs.submodules }}
+      ref: ${{ inputs.repo-ref }}
+      path: ${{ inputs.repo-name }}
+
+  - name: Configure CMake
+    if: ${{ !steps.check-cache.outputs.cache-hit }}
+    shell: bash
+    run: cmake -S $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/${{ inputs.repo-name }} -B ${{ runner.temp }}/build-${{ inputs.repo-name }}
+      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{ runner.temp }}/build-${{ inputs.repo-name }}/install
+      ${{ inputs.options }}
+  
+  - name: Build Cmake
+    if: ${{ !steps.check-cache.outputs.cache-hit }}
+    shell: bash
+    run: cmake --build ${{ runner.temp }}/build-${{ inputs.repo-name }} -j8 --target install
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
index 6c9ef06..8cb09ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   buildTest:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -32,212 +32,94 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install NetCDF-Fortran
       run: sudo apt-get install libnetcdff-dev
 
-    # Build Kokkos
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - name: Cache Kokkos Build
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
-      id: build-kokkos
+    - name: build kokkos
+      uses: ./.github/actions/install-repo
       with:
-        key: build-kokkos
-        path: ${{ runner.temp }}/build-kokkos
-        
-    - name: Kokkos Checkout repo
-      if: ${{ steps.build-kokkos.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        repo-name: 'kokkos'
+        repo-path: 'kokkos/kokkos'
+        repo-ref: '4.5.00'
+        cache: true
+        options: '-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${{ matrix.compiler }}
+                  -DKokkos_ENABLE_SERIAL=ON
+                  -DKokkos_ENABLE_OPENMP=off
+                  -DKokkos_ENABLE_CUDA=off
+                  -DKokkos_ENABLE_CUDA_LAMBDA=off'
+
+    - name: build omega_h
+      uses: ./.github/actions/install-repo
       with:
-        repository: kokkos/kokkos
-        ref: 4.1.00
-        path: kokkos
-
-    - name: Kokkos Create Directory
-      if: ${{ steps.build-kokkos.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      run: cmake -E make_directory ${{ runner.temp }}/build-kokkos
-
-    - name: Kokkos Configure CMake
-      if: ${{ steps.build-kokkos.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      run: cmake -S $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/kokkos -B ${{ runner.temp }}/build-kokkos
-        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{ runner.temp }}/build-kokkos/install
-        -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${{ matrix.compiler }}
-        -DKokkos_ENABLE_SERIAL=ON
-        -DKokkos_ENABLE_OPENMP=off
-        -DKokkos_ENABLE_CUDA=off
-        -DKokkos_ENABLE_CUDA_LAMBDA=off
-        -DKokkos_ENABLE_DEBUG=on
-    
-    - name: Kokkos Build
-      if: ${{ steps.build-kokkos.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      run: cmake --build ${{ runner.temp }}/build-kokkos -j8 --target install
-
-    # Build EnGPar
-
-    - name: Cache Engpar Build
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
-      id: build-engpar
-      with:
-        key: build-engpar
-        path: ${{ runner.temp }}/build-engpar
-        
-    - name: EnGPar Checkout repo
-      if: ${{ steps.build-engpar.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        repository: SCOREC/EnGPar
-        path: engpar
-
-    - name: EnGPar Create Directory
-      if: ${{ steps.build-engpar.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      run: cmake -E make_directory ${{ runner.temp }}/build-engpar
-
-    - name: EnGPar Configure CMake
-      if: ${{ steps.build-engpar.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      run: cmake -S $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/engpar -B ${{ runner.temp }}/build-engpar
-        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{ runner.temp }}/build-engpar/install
-        -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="mpicc"
-        -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="mpicxx"
-        -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-std=c++11"
-        -DENABLE_PARMETIS=OFF
-        -DENABLE_PUMI=OFF
-        -DIS_TESTING=OFF
-    
-    - name: EnGPar Build
-      if: ${{ steps.build-engpar.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      run: cmake --build ${{ runner.temp }}/build-engpar -j8 --target install
-
-    # Build Omega_h
-
-    - name: Cache Omega_h Build
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
-      id: build-omega_h
-      with:
-        key: build-omega_h
-        path: ${{ runner.temp }}/build-omega_h
-        
-    - name: Omega_h Checkout repo
-      if: ${{ steps.build-omega_h.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        repo-name: 'omega_h'
+        repo-path: 'SCOREC/omega_h'
+        repo-ref: ''
+        cache: true
+        options: '-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+                  -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
+                  -DOmega_h_USE_Kokkos=ON
+                  -DOmega_h_USE_CUDA=off
+                  -DOmega_h_USE_MPI=on
+                  -DBUILD_TESTING=off
+                  -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=mpicc
+                  -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=mpicxx
+                  -DKokkos_PREFIX=${{ runner.temp }}/build-kokkos/install/lib/cmake'
+
+    - name: build Engpar
+      uses: ./.github/actions/install-repo
       with:
-        repository: SCOREC/omega_h
-        ref: scorec-v10.8.0
-        path: omega_h
-
-    - name: Omega_h Create Directory
-      if: ${{ steps.build-omega_h.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      run: cmake -E make_directory ${{ runner.temp }}/build-omega_h
-
-    - name: Omega_h Configure CMake
-      if: ${{ steps.build-omega_h.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      run: cmake -S $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/omega_h -B ${{ runner.temp }}/build-omega_h
-        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{ runner.temp }}/build-omega_h/install
-        -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${{ runner.temp }}/build-kokkos/install/lib/cmake
-        -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
-        -DOmega_h_USE_Kokkos=ON
-        -DOmega_h_USE_CUDA=off
-        -DOmega_h_USE_MPI=on
-        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-        -DBUILD_TESTING=on
-        -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="mpicxx"
-        -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="mpicc"
-    
-    - name: Omega_h Build
-      if: ${{ steps.build-omega_h.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      run: cmake --build ${{ runner.temp }}/build-omega_h -j8 --target install
-
-    # Build Cabana
-
-    - name: Cache Cabana Build
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
-      id: build-cabana
+        repo-name: 'Engpar'
+        repo-path: 'SCOREC/EnGPar'
+        repo-ref: ''
+        cache: true
+        options: '-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=mpicc
+                  -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=mpicxx
+                  -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-std=c++11"
+                  -DENABLE_PARMETIS=OFF
+                  -DENABLE_PUMI=OFF
+                  -DIS_TESTING=OFF'
+
+    - name: build cabana
+      uses: ./.github/actions/install-repo
       with:
-        key: build-cabana
-        path: ${{ runner.temp }}/build-cabana
-        
-    - name: Cabana Checkout repo
-      if: ${{ steps.build-cabana.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        repo-name: 'cabana'
+        repo-path: 'ECP-copa/cabana'
+        repo-ref: '0.6.1'
+        cache: true
+        options: '-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${{ matrix.compiler }}
+                  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+                  -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_HDF5=ON
+                  -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${{ runner.temp }}/build-kokkos/install/lib/cmake'
+
+    - name: build pumi-pic
+      uses: ./.github/actions/install-repo
       with:
-        repository: ECP-copa/cabana
-        ref: 0.6.1
-        path: cabana
-
-    - name: Cabana Create Directory
-      if: ${{ steps.build-cabana.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      run: cmake -E make_directory ${{ runner.temp }}/build-cabana
-
-    - name: Cabana Configure CMake
-      if: ${{ steps.build-cabana.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      run: cmake -S $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/cabana -B ${{ runner.temp }}/build-cabana
-        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="Release"
-        -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_HDF5=ON
-        -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${{ matrix.compiler }}
-        -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${{ runner.temp }}/build-kokkos/install/lib/cmake
-        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{ runner.temp }}/build-cabana/install
-    
-    - name: Cabana Build
-      if: ${{ steps.build-cabana.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      run: cmake --build ${{ runner.temp }}/build-cabana -j8 --target install
-
-    # Build PUMI-PIC
-
-    - name: Cache PUMI-PIC Build
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
-      id: build-pumi-pic
-      with:
-        key: build-pumi-pic
-        path: ${{ runner.temp }}/build-pumi-pic
-        
-    - name: PUMI-PIC Checkout repo
-      if: ${{ steps.build-pumi-pic.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        submodules: recursive
-        repository: SCOREC/pumi-pic
-        ref: 2.0.3
-        path: pumi-pic
-
-    - name: PUMI-PIC Create Directory
-      if: ${{ steps.build-pumi-pic.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      run: cmake -E make_directory ${{ runner.temp }}/build-pumi-pic
-
-    - name: PUMI-PIC Configure CMake
-      if: ${{ steps.build-pumi-pic.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      run: cmake -S $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pumi-pic -B ${{ runner.temp }}/build-pumi-pic
-        -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=mpicxx
-        -DIS_TESTING=ON
-        -DPS_IS_TESTING=ON
-        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="Release"
-        -DTEST_DATA_DIR=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pumi-pic/pumipic-data
-        -DOmega_h_PREFIX=${{ runner.temp }}/build-omega_h/install
-        -DKokkos_PREFIX=${{ runner.temp }}/build-kokkos/install
-        -DEnGPar_PREFIX=${{ runner.temp }}/build-engpar/install
-        -DCabana_PREFIX=${{ runner.temp }}/build-cabana/install
-        -DENABLE_CABANA=on
-        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{ runner.temp }}/build-pumi-pic/install
-        -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${{ runner.temp }}/build-kokkos/install/lib/cmake
-    
-    - name: PUMI-PIC Build
-      if: ${{ steps.build-pumi-pic.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      run: cmake --build ${{ runner.temp }}/build-pumi-pic -j8 --target install
-  
-    # Build PolyMPO
-
-    - name: PolyMPO Checkout repo
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        repo-name: 'pumi-pic'
+        repo-path: 'SCOREC/pumi-pic'
+        submodules: 'recursive'
+        repo-ref: ''
+        cache: true
+        options: '-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=mpicxx
+                  -DTEST_DATA_DIR=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pumi-pic/pumipic-data
+                  -DOmega_h_PREFIX=${{ runner.temp }}/build-omega_h/install
+                  -DKokkos_PREFIX=${{ runner.temp }}/build-kokkos/install
+                  -DEnGPar_PREFIX=${{ runner.temp }}/build-Engpar/install
+                  -DCabana_PREFIX=${{ runner.temp }}/build-cabana/install
+                  -DENABLE_CABANA=on
+                  -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${{ runner.temp }}/build-kokkos/install/lib/cmake'
+
+    - name: build polyMPO
+      uses: ./.github/actions/install-repo
       with:
-        submodules: recursive
-        repository: SCOREC/polyMPO
-        path: polyMPO
-
-    - name: PolyMPO Create Directory
-      run: cmake -E make_directory ${{ runner.temp }}/build-polyMPO
-
-    - name: PolyMPO Configure CMake
-      run: cmake -S $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/polyMPO -B ${{ runner.temp }}/build-polyMPO
-        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="Debug"
-        -DKokkos_DIR=${{ runner.temp }}/build-kokkos/install/lib64/cmake/Kokkos
-        -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${{ runner.temp }}/build-pumi-pic/install
-        -DIS_TESTING=on
-        -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=mpicxx
-        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{ runner.temp }}/build-polyMPO/install
+        repo-name: 'polyMPO'
+        repo-path: 'SCOREC/polyMPO'
+        submodules: 'recursive'
+        repo-ref: ''
+        cache: false
+        options: '-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
+                  -DKokkos_DIR=${{ runner.temp }}/build-kokkos/install/lib64/cmake/Kokkos
+                  -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${{ runner.temp }}/build-pumi-pic/install
+                  -DIS_TESTING=on
+                  -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=mpicxx'
     
     - name: PolyMPO Build
       run: cmake --build ${{ runner.temp }}/build-polyMPO -j8 --target install
diff --git a/.github/workflows/globus-test.yml b/.github/workflows/globus-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07b26d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/globus-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name: Globus-Systems
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # Monday 9:35 UTC or 04:35 EDT
+    - cron: '35 9 * * 1'
+
+jobs:
+
+  perlmutter-test:
+    uses: SCOREC/github-actions/.github/workflows/globus-test.yml@main
+    secrets: inherit
+    with:
+      machine: "perlmutter"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/perlmutter/install.sh b/.github/workflows/perlmutter/install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..da6235a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/perlmutter/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+branch=$1
+
+cd $SCRATCH/globus-compute/polyMPO-test
+
+export root=$PWD
+module load cmake/3.24.3
+module load cray-hdf5
+module load cray-netcdf
+
+export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH:\
+$root/build-kokkos/install:\
+$root/build-omegah/install:\
+$root/build-cabana/install:\
+$root/build-engpar/install:\
+$root/build-pumipic/install
+
+export MPICH_CXX=$root/kokkos/bin/nvcc_wrapper
+
+# #kokkos
+# git clone -b 4.5.00 https://github.com/kokkos/kokkos.git
+# cmake -S kokkos -B build-kokkos \
+#   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=build-kokkos/install \
+#   -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$root/kokkos/bin/nvcc_wrapper \
+#   -DKokkos_ARCH_AMPERE80=ON \
+#   -DKokkos_ENABLE_SERIAL=ON \
+#   -DKokkos_ENABLE_OPENMP=off \
+#   -DKokkos_ENABLE_CUDA=ON \
+#   -DKokkos_ENABLE_CUDA_LAMBDA=ON
+# cmake --build build-kokkos -j 24 --target install
+
+# #engpar
+# unset MPICH_CXX #don't want nvcc_wrapper for engpar
+# git clone https://github.com/SCOREC/EnGPar.git
+# cmake -S EnGPar -B build-engpar \
+#   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=build-engpar/install \
+#   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+#   -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=cc \
+#   -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=CC \
+#   -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-std=c++11" \
+#   -DENABLE_PARMETIS=OFF \
+#   -DENABLE_PUMI=OFF \
+#   -DIS_TESTING=OFF
+# cmake --build build-engpar -j 24 --target install
+# export MPICH_CXX=$root/kokkos/bin/nvcc_wrapper #restore use of nvcc_wrapper
+
+# #omegah
+# git clone -b scorec-v10.8.4 https://github.com/SCOREC/omega_h.git
+# cmake -S omega_h -B build-omegah \
+#   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=build-omegah/install \
+#   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+#   -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF \
+#   -DOmega_h_USE_Kokkos=ON \
+#   -DOmega_h_USE_CUDA=on \
+#   -DOmega_h_CUDA_ARCH=80 \
+#   -DOmega_h_USE_MPI=on  \
+#   -DBUILD_TESTING=off  \
+#   -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=cc \
+#   -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=CC
+# cmake --build build-omegah -j 24 --target install
+
+# #cabana
+# git clone -b 0.6.1 https://github.com/ECP-copa/Cabana.git cabana
+# cmake -S cabana -B build-cabana \
+#   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=build-cabana/install \
+#   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+#   -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$root/kokkos/bin/nvcc_wrapper \
+#   -DCabana_ENABLE_TESTING=OFF \
+#   -DCabana_ENABLE_EXAMPLES=OFF
+# cmake --build build-cabana -j 24 --target install
+
+# #pumipic
+# git clone --recursive https://github.com/SCOREC/pumi-pic.git
+# cmake -S pumi-pic -B build-pumipic \
+#   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=build-pumipic/install \
+#   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+#   -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=CC \
+#   -DENABLE_CABANA=ON \
+#   -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 \
+#   -DTEST_DATA_DIR=$root/pumi-pic/pumipic-data \
+#   -DIS_TESTING=ON \
+#   -DPS_IS_TESTING=ON
+# cmake --build build-pumipic -j 24 --target install
+
+# polyMPO
+rm polyMPO -rf
+git clone -b cws/pumipicDps https://github.com/SCOREC/polyMPO.git
+cd polyMPO && git checkout $branch && cd -
+rm build-polyMPO -rf
+cmake -S polyMPO -B build-polyMPO \
+  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=build-polyMPO/install \
+  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+  -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$root/kokkos/bin/nvcc_wrapper \
+  -DCMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER=ftn \
+  -DIS_TESTING=on
+cmake --build build-polyMPO --target install -j4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/perlmutter/run.sh b/.github/workflows/perlmutter/run.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b93262a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/perlmutter/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+name=polyMPO
+cd $SCRATCH/globus-compute/$name-test
+
+export root=$PWD
+module load cmake
+module load cray-hdf5
+module load cray-netcdf
+export MPICH_CXX=$root/kokkos/bin/nvcc_wrapper
+
+cd build-$name
+salloc --time 00:10:00 --constrain=gpu --qos=interactive --nodes=1 --ntasks-per-node=40 --cpus-per-task=1 --gpus=1 --account=m4564 ctest
+cat $PWD/Testing/Temporary/LastTest.log
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/updateCmakeVersion.yml b/.github/workflows/updateCmakeVersion.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7a9da9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/updateCmakeVersion.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: Update CMAKE Version
+on: 
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  checkVersion:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+      
+    steps:
+
+    - name: Check out master
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        path: master
+        ref: ${{ github.base_ref }}
+
+    - name: Check out current
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        path: branch
+
+    - name: CMake Version Has Updated
+      run: |
+        masterVersion=$(grep -oP 'project\(\s*[\w-]+\s+VERSION\s+\K[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' master/CMakeLists.txt)
+        branchVersion=$(grep -oP 'project\(\s*[\w-]+\s+VERSION\s+\K[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' branch/CMakeLists.txt)
+        [ "$masterVersion" != "$branchVersion" ]
+        
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 080a418..094d7a6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19)
-project(polyMPO VERSION 0.1.0 LANGUAGES CXX Fortran)
+project(polyMPO VERSION 0.2.0 LANGUAGES CXX Fortran)
 
 include(cmake/bob.cmake)
 bob_begin_package()
diff --git a/src/pmpo_materialPoints.hpp b/src/pmpo_materialPoints.hpp
index 99d2964..70c5263 100644
--- a/src/pmpo_materialPoints.hpp
+++ b/src/pmpo_materialPoints.hpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class MaterialPoints {
     Operating_Mode operating_mode;
     RebuildHelper rebuildFields;
     IntFunc getAppID;
-    MPI_Comm mpi_comm;
+    MPI_Comm mpi_comm = MPI_COMM_WORLD;
 
   public:
     MaterialPoints() : MPs(nullptr) {};