diff --git a/checks/apps/dummysph/dummysph.py b/checks/apps/dummysph/dummysph.py
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+++ b/checks/apps/dummysph/dummysph.py
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+# Copyright Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS/ETH Zurich)
+# ReFrame Project Developers. See the top-level LICENSE file for details.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+import os
+import reframe as rfm
+import reframe.utility.sanity as sn
+import uenv
+
+
+@rfm.simple_test
+class dummysph_uenv_ascent_single(rfm.RegressionTest):
+    descr = "Build and Run Ascent tests with DummySPH"
+    maintainers = ['SSA']
+    valid_systems = ['+uenv']
+    valid_prog_environs = ['+ascent +uenv -cpe']
+    sourcesdir = 'https://github.com/jfavre/DummySPH.git'
+    commit = variable(str, value='92a06a1')  # v0.1
+    #
+    aos = parameter(['OFF'])  # ON=struct tipsy (AOS) / OFF = std::vector (SOA)
+    fp64 = parameter(['OFF', 'ON'])  # OFF=<float>, ON=<double>
+    tipsy = parameter(['OFF', 'ON'])
+    h5part = parameter(['OFF', 'ON'])
+    test = parameter(['rendering', 'thresholding', 'compositing', 'binning',
+                      'histsampling'])
+
+    # --- input data:
+    # In https://jfrog.svc.cscs.ch/artifactory/cscs-reframe-tests/dummysph/
+    # but loading ~1G (hr8799_bol_bd1.017300.gz) will take ~33 s (40 MB/s)
+    # -> using CSCS resourcesdir instead
+    # -> or /capstor/store/cscs/cscs/csstaff/jfavre/ascent
+    tipsy_file = variable(str, value='hr8799_bol_bd1.017300')
+    h5part_file = variable(str, value='dump_wind-shock.h5')
+
+    datadump = variable(str, value='OFF')
+    build_system = 'CMake'
+    build_locally = False
+    executable = './src/bin/dummysph_ascent'
+    time_limit = '4m'
+
+    # {{{ skip unsupported tests
+    @run_after('init')
+    def skip_test(self):
+        """
+        Unsupported:
+STRIDED_SCALARS=ON  SPH_DOUBLE=ON  CAN_LOAD_TIPSY=ON  CAN_LOAD_H5Part=ON
+STRIDED_SCALARS=ON  SPH_DOUBLE=ON  CAN_LOAD_TIPSY=ON  CAN_LOAD_H5Part=OFF
+STRIDED_SCALARS=ON  SPH_DOUBLE=ON  CAN_LOAD_TIPSY=OFF CAN_LOAD_H5Part=ON
+STRIDED_SCALARS=ON  SPH_DOUBLE=OFF CAN_LOAD_TIPSY=ON  CAN_LOAD_H5Part=ON
+STRIDED_SCALARS=ON  SPH_DOUBLE=OFF CAN_LOAD_TIPSY=OFF CAN_LOAD_H5Part=ON
+STRIDED_SCALARS=OFF SPH_DOUBLE=ON  CAN_LOAD_TIPSY=ON  CAN_LOAD_H5Part=ON
+STRIDED_SCALARS=OFF SPH_DOUBLE=ON  CAN_LOAD_TIPSY=ON  CAN_LOAD_H5Part=OFF
+STRIDED_SCALARS=OFF SPH_DOUBLE=OFF CAN_LOAD_TIPSY=ON  CAN_LOAD_H5Part=ON
+STRIDED_SCALARS=OFF SPH_DOUBLE=OFF CAN_LOAD_TIPSY=ON  CAN_LOAD_H5Part=OFF
+        """
+        skip = (
+            (self.tipsy == "ON" and self.h5part == "ON") or
+            (self.aos == "ON" and self.h5part == "ON") or
+            (self.aos == "OFF" and self.tipsy == "ON") or
+            (self.fp64 == "ON" and self.tipsy == "ON")
+        )
+        self.skip_if(skip, 'skipping unsupported test')
+        # manage expected failures:
+        skip = (
+            # "Field type unsupported for conversion to blueprint":
+            (self.aos == "OFF"
+             and (self.fp64 == "OFF" or self.fp64 == "ON")
+             # intentionally redundant
+             and self.tipsy == "OFF"
+             and self.h5part == "OFF"
+             and self.test == "compositing") or
+            # vtkm: Cast failed: vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle":
+            (self.aos == "OFF"
+             and self.fp64 == "OFF"
+             and self.tipsy == "OFF"
+             and (self.h5part == "OFF" or self.h5part == "ON")
+             and self.test == "histsampling")
+        )
+        self.skip_if(skip, 'skipping expected failures')
+    # }}}
+
+    @run_before('compile')
+    def set_input_dir(self):
+        self.input_dir = os.path.join(self.current_system.resourcesdir,
+                                      'ascent', 'inputs')
+
+    @run_before('compile')
+    def set_build_system(self):
+        self.build_system.max_concurrency = 6
+        self.build_system.srcdir = 'src'
+        self.prebuild_cmds += [
+            # https://github.com/jfavre/DummySPH/releases/
+            f"git checkout {self.commit}",
+            f"git switch -c {self.commit}",
+            f"touch _{self.aos}_{self.fp64}_{self.tipsy}_{self.h5part}",
+            f"cd src",
+            # temporary workaround until new release of DummySPH:
+            f'cp {self.input_dir}/../CMakeLists.txt .',
+            f'sed -i "s-CAMP_HAVE_CUDA)-CAMP_HAVE_CUDA) || '
+            f'defined (ASCENT_CUDA_ENABLED)-" cuda_helpers.cpp',
+        ]
+        self.build_system.config_opts = [
+            # f'-DCAN_DATADUMP={self.datadump}',
+            # '-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=mpicc',
+            # '-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=mpicxx',
+            f'-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug',  # Release
+            f'-DCMAKE_CUDA_HOST_COMPILER=mpicxx',
+            f'-DSTRIDED_SCALARS={self.aos}',
+            f'-DSPH_DOUBLE={self.fp64}',
+            f'-DCAN_LOAD_TIPSY={self.tipsy}',
+            f'-DCAN_LOAD_H5Part={self.h5part}',
+            f'-DINSITU=Ascent',
+            f'-DAscent_DIR=`find /user-tools/ -name ascent |grep ascent- |grep cmake`'  # noqa: E402
+        ]
+        cmake_arch = ''
+        if uenv.uarch(self.current_partition) == 'gh200':
+            cmake_arch = (
+                '-DCMAKE_CUDA_ARCHITECTURES=90 '
+                '-DCMAKE_CUDA_HOST_COMPILER=mpicxx')
+        elif uenv.uarch(self.current_partition) == 'a100':
+            cmake_arch = (
+                '-DCMAKE_CUDA_ARCHITECTURES=80 '
+                '-DCMAKE_CUDA_HOST_COMPILER=mpicxx')
+
+        self.build_system.config_opts.append(cmake_arch)
+
+    @run_before('run')
+    def set_executable_tests(self):
+        self.job.options = [f'--nodes=1']
+        infile = ''
+        if self.h5part == "ON":
+            infile = f'--h5part {self.input_dir}/{self.h5part_file}'
+        elif self.tipsy == "ON":
+            infile = f'--tipsy {self.input_dir}/{self.tipsy_file}'
+
+        if self.test == 'binning':
+            self.executable_opts = [f'--{self.test}', 'rho', infile, '2>&1']
+        else:
+            self.executable_opts = [f'--{self.test}', 'out', infile, '2>&1']
+
+    @sanity_function
+    def validate_test(self):
+        regexes = [
+            'Could not find appropriate cast for array in CastAndCall',
+            'Field type unsupported for conversion to blueprint',
+            'Execution failed with vtkm: Cast failed: vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle',
+            'Segmentation fault (core dumped)',
+            'Field: dataset does not contain field',
+        ]
+        assert_list = []
+        for regex in regexes:
+            assert_list.append(
+                sn.assert_not_found(
+                    regex, self.stdout, msg=f'found "{regex}"'))
+
+        return sn.all(assert_list)
diff --git a/checks/apps/dummysph/scripts/dummysph.sh b/checks/apps/dummysph/scripts/dummysph.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..538d7fe41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checks/apps/dummysph/scripts/dummysph.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+in=$1
+
+
+ntests=`jq .runs[0].testcases[].job_exitcode $in |wc -l |awk '{print $0-1}'`
+
+echo "# result aos fp64 h5part tipsy testname reason basename"
+for ii in `seq 0 $ntests` ;do
+# for ii in `seq 0 2` ;do
+    result=`jq -r .runs[0].testcases[$ii].result $in`
+    aos=`jq -r .runs[0].testcases[$ii].aos $in`
+    fp64=`jq -r .runs[0].testcases[$ii].fp64 $in`
+    tipsy=`jq -r .runs[0].testcases[$ii].tipsy $in`
+    h5part=`jq -r .runs[0].testcases[$ii].h5part $in`
+    testname=`jq -r .runs[0].testcases[$ii].test $in`
+    # stagedir=`jq -r .runs[0].testcases[$ii].stagedir $in`
+    basename=`jq -r .runs[0].testcases[$ii].stagedir $in |xargs basename`
+    fail_reason=`jq -r .runs[0].testcases[$ii].fail_reason $in`
+    if [ "$fail_reason" = "null" ] ;then reason=pass ;else reason=$fail_reason ;fi
+
+    echo "$result $aos $fp64 $tipsy $h5part $testname \"$reason\" $basename"
+done