diff --git a/Make.Emu b/Make.Emu
index 77e39393..24d9d145 100644
--- a/Make.Emu
+++ b/Make.Emu
@@ -24,10 +24,48 @@ include $(Ppack)
 
 DEFINES += -DNUM_FLAVORS=$(NUM_FLAVORS) -DSHAPE_FACTOR_ORDER=$(SHAPE_FACTOR_ORDER)
 
-all: generate $(executable)
+all: generate $(objEXETempDir)/AMReX_buildInfo.o $(executable)
 	@echo SUCCESS
 
 generate:
 	python3 $(EMU_HOME)/Scripts/symbolic_hermitians/generate_code.py $(NUM_FLAVORS) --emu_home $(EMU_HOME)
 
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# build info (from Castro/Exec/Make.auto_source)
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+CEXE_headers += $(AMREX_HOME)/Tools/C_scripts/AMReX_buildInfo.H
+INCLUDE_LOCATIONS +=  $(AMREX_HOME)/Tools/C_scripts
+
+# we make AMReX_buildInfo.cpp as we make the .o file, so we can delete
+# it immediately.  this way if the build is interrupted, we are
+# guaranteed to remake it
+
+objForExecs += $(objEXETempDir)/AMReX_buildInfo.o
+
+.FORCE:
+.PHONE: .FORCE
+
+# set BUILD_GIT_NAME and BUILD_GIT_DIR if you are building in a
+# git-controlled dir not under Castro/
+EXTRA_BUILD_INFO :=
+ifdef BUILD_GIT_NAME
+   EXTRA_BUILD_INFO := --build_git_name "$(BUILD_GIT_NAME)" \
+                       --build_git_dir "$(BUILD_GIT_DIR)"
+endif
+
+$(objEXETempDir)/AMReX_buildInfo.o: .FORCE
+	echo $(objEXETempDir)
+	$(AMREX_HOME)/Tools/C_scripts/makebuildinfo_C.py \
+          --amrex_home "$(AMREX_HOME)" \
+          --COMP "$(COMP)" --COMP_VERSION "$(COMP_VERSION)" \
+          --CXX_comp_name "$(CXX)" --CXX_flags "$(CXXFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(includes)" \
+          --F_comp_name "$(F90)" --F_flags "$(F90FLAGS)" \
+          --link_flags "$(LDFLAGS)" --libraries "$(libraries)" \
+          --MODULES "$(MNAMES)" $(EXTRA_BUILD_INFO) \
+          --GIT "$(TOP) $(AMREX_HOME) $(MICROPHYSICS_HOME)"
+	$(SILENT) $(CCACHE) $(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -c $(CXXEXEFLAGS) AMReX_buildInfo.cpp -o $(objEXETempDir)/AMReX_buildInfo.o
+	$(SILENT) $(RM) AMReX_buildInfo.cpp
+
+
+
 include $(AMREX_HOME)/Tools/GNUMake/Make.rules
diff --git a/Source/IO.H b/Source/IO.H
index fd57f6cd..e851f0a2 100644
--- a/Source/IO.H
+++ b/Source/IO.H
@@ -17,4 +17,10 @@ RecoverParticles (const std::string& dir,
 				  FlavoredNeutrinoContainer& neutrinos,
 				  amrex::Real& time, int& step);
 
+void
+writeBuildInfo ();
+
+void
+writeJobInfo (const std::string& dir, const amrex::Geometry& geom);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/IO.cpp b/Source/IO.cpp
index 7f291dff..a1b09cea 100644
--- a/Source/IO.cpp
+++ b/Source/IO.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <AMReX_MultiFabUtil.H>
 #include <AMReX_PlotFileUtil.H>
+#include <AMReX_buildInfo.H>
 
 #include "FlavoredNeutrinoContainer.H"
 #include "IO.H"
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@ WritePlotFile (const amrex::MultiFab& state,
         auto neutrino_varnames = neutrinos.get_attribute_names();
         neutrinos.Checkpoint(plotfilename, "neutrinos", true, neutrino_varnames);
     }
+
+    // write job information
+    writeJobInfo (plotfilename, geom);
 }
 
 void
@@ -57,3 +61,266 @@ RecoverParticles (const std::string& dir,
 	// print the step/time for the restart
 	amrex::Print() << "Restarting after time step: " << step-1 << " t = " << time << " s.  ct = " << PhysConst::c * time << " cm" << std::endl;
 }
+
+
+// writeBuildInfo and writeJobInfo are copied from Castro/Source/driver/Castro_io.cpp
+// and modified by Sherwood Richers
+/*
+SOURCE CODE LICENSE AGREEMENT
+Castro, Copyright (c) 2015, 
+The Regents of the University of California, 
+through Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 
+(subject to receipt of any required approvals from the U.S.
+Dept. of Energy).  All rights reserved."
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+met:
+
+(1) Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+(2) Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+(3) Neither the name of the University of California, Lawrence
+Berkeley National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy nor the names of
+its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+You are under no obligation whatsoever to provide any bug fixes,
+patches, or upgrades to the features, functionality or performance of
+the source code ("Enhancements") to anyone; however, if you choose to
+make your Enhancements available either publicly, or directly to
+Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, without imposing a separate
+written license agreement for such Enhancements, then you hereby grant
+the following license: a  non-exclusive, royalty-free perpetual
+license to install, use, modify, prepare derivative works, incorporate
+into other computer software, distribute, and sublicense such
+enhancements or derivative works thereof, in binary and source code
+form.
+*/
+void
+writeBuildInfo (){
+  std::string PrettyLine = std::string(78, '=') + "\n";
+  std::string OtherLine = std::string(78, '-') + "\n";
+  std::string SkipSpace = std::string(8, ' ');
+
+  // build information
+  std::cout << PrettyLine;
+  std::cout << " Emu Build Information\n";
+  std::cout << PrettyLine;
+
+  std::cout << "build date:    " << buildInfoGetBuildDate() << "\n";
+  std::cout << "build machine: " << buildInfoGetBuildMachine() << "\n";
+  std::cout << "build dir:     " << buildInfoGetBuildDir() << "\n";
+  std::cout << "AMReX dir:     " << buildInfoGetAMReXDir() << "\n";
+
+  std::cout << "\n";
+
+  std::cout << "COMP:          " << buildInfoGetComp() << "\n";
+  std::cout << "COMP version:  " << buildInfoGetCompVersion() << "\n";
+
+  std::cout << "\n";
+
+  std::cout << "C++ compiler:  " << buildInfoGetCXXName() << "\n";
+  std::cout << "C++ flags:     " << buildInfoGetCXXFlags() << "\n";
+
+  std::cout << "\n";
+
+  std::cout << "Link flags:    " << buildInfoGetLinkFlags() << "\n";
+  std::cout << "Libraries:     " << buildInfoGetLibraries() << "\n";
+
+  std::cout << "\n";
+
+  for (int n = 1; n <= buildInfoGetNumModules(); n++) {
+    std::cout << buildInfoGetModuleName(n) << ": " << buildInfoGetModuleVal(n) << "\n";
+  }
+
+  std::cout << "\n";
+
+  const char* githash1 = buildInfoGetGitHash(1);
+  const char* githash2 = buildInfoGetGitHash(2);
+  if (strlen(githash1) > 0) {
+    std::cout << "Emu       git describe: " << githash1 << "\n";
+  }
+  if (strlen(githash2) > 0) {
+    std::cout << "AMReX        git describe: " << githash2 << "\n";
+  }
+
+  const char* buildgithash = buildInfoGetBuildGitHash();
+  const char* buildgitname = buildInfoGetBuildGitName();
+  if (strlen(buildgithash) > 0){
+    std::cout << buildgitname << " git describe: " << buildgithash << "\n";
+  }
+
+  std::cout << "\n"<<PrettyLine<<"\n";
+}
+
+
+void
+writeJobInfo (const std::string& dir, const amrex::Geometry& geom)
+{
+
+  // job_info file with details about the run
+  std::ofstream jobInfoFile;
+  std::string FullPathJobInfoFile = dir;
+  FullPathJobInfoFile += "/job_info";
+  jobInfoFile.open(FullPathJobInfoFile.c_str(), std::ios::out);
+
+  std::string PrettyLine = std::string(78, '=') + "\n";
+  std::string OtherLine = std::string(78, '-') + "\n";
+  std::string SkipSpace = std::string(8, ' ');
+
+  // job information
+  jobInfoFile << PrettyLine;
+  jobInfoFile << " Emu Job Information\n";
+  jobInfoFile << PrettyLine;
+
+  jobInfoFile << "number of MPI processes: " << ParallelDescriptor::NProcs() << "\n";
+#ifdef _OPENMP
+  jobInfoFile << "number of threads:       " << omp_get_max_threads() << "\n";
+#endif
+
+  jobInfoFile << "\n\n";
+
+  // plotfile information
+  jobInfoFile << PrettyLine;
+  jobInfoFile << " Plotfile Information\n";
+  jobInfoFile << PrettyLine;
+
+  time_t now = time(0);
+
+  // Convert now to tm struct for local timezone
+  tm* localtm = localtime(&now);
+  jobInfoFile   << "output date / time: " << asctime(localtm);
+
+#ifdef AMREX_USE_GPU
+  // This output assumes for simplicity that every rank uses the
+  // same type of GPU.
+
+  jobInfoFile << PrettyLine;
+  jobInfoFile << "GPU Information:       " << "\n";
+  jobInfoFile << PrettyLine;
+
+  jobInfoFile << "GPU model name: " << Gpu::Device::deviceName() << "\n";
+  jobInfoFile << "Number of GPUs used: " << Gpu::Device::numDevicesUsed() << "\n";
+
+  jobInfoFile << "\n\n";
+#endif
+  jobInfoFile << "\n\n";
+
+
+  // build information
+  jobInfoFile << PrettyLine;
+  jobInfoFile << " Build Information\n";
+  jobInfoFile << PrettyLine;
+
+  jobInfoFile << "build date:    " << buildInfoGetBuildDate() << "\n";
+  jobInfoFile << "build machine: " << buildInfoGetBuildMachine() << "\n";
+  jobInfoFile << "build dir:     " << buildInfoGetBuildDir() << "\n";
+  jobInfoFile << "AMReX dir:     " << buildInfoGetAMReXDir() << "\n";
+
+  jobInfoFile << "\n";
+
+  jobInfoFile << "COMP:          " << buildInfoGetComp() << "\n";
+  jobInfoFile << "COMP version:  " << buildInfoGetCompVersion() << "\n";
+
+  jobInfoFile << "\n";
+  
+  jobInfoFile << "C++ compiler:  " << buildInfoGetCXXName() << "\n";
+  jobInfoFile << "C++ flags:     " << buildInfoGetCXXFlags() << "\n";
+
+  jobInfoFile << "\n";
+
+  jobInfoFile << "Fortran comp:  " << buildInfoGetFName() << "\n";
+  jobInfoFile << "Fortran flags: " << buildInfoGetFFlags() << "\n";
+
+  jobInfoFile << "\n";
+
+  jobInfoFile << "Link flags:    " << buildInfoGetLinkFlags() << "\n";
+  jobInfoFile << "Libraries:     " << buildInfoGetLibraries() << "\n";
+
+  jobInfoFile << "\n";
+
+  for (int n = 1; n <= buildInfoGetNumModules(); n++) {
+    jobInfoFile << buildInfoGetModuleName(n) << ": " << buildInfoGetModuleVal(n) << "\n";
+  }
+
+  jobInfoFile << "\n";
+
+  const char* githash1 = buildInfoGetGitHash(1);
+  const char* githash2 = buildInfoGetGitHash(2);
+  if (strlen(githash1) > 0) {
+    jobInfoFile << "Emu       git describe: " << githash1 << "\n";
+  }
+  if (strlen(githash2) > 0) {
+    jobInfoFile << "AMReX        git describe: " << githash2 << "\n";
+  }
+
+  const char* buildgithash = buildInfoGetBuildGitHash();
+  const char* buildgitname = buildInfoGetBuildGitName();
+  if (strlen(buildgithash) > 0){
+    jobInfoFile << buildgitname << " git describe: " << buildgithash << "\n";
+  }
+
+  jobInfoFile << "\n\n";
+
+
+  // grid information
+  jobInfoFile << PrettyLine;
+  jobInfoFile << " Grid Information\n";
+  jobInfoFile << PrettyLine;
+
+  jobInfoFile << "geometry.is_periodic: ";
+  for (int idir = 0; idir < AMREX_SPACEDIM; idir++) {
+    jobInfoFile << geom.isPeriodic(idir) << " ";
+  }
+  jobInfoFile << "\n";
+
+  jobInfoFile << "geometry.coord_sys:   " << geom.Coord() << "\n";
+
+  jobInfoFile << "geometry.prob_lo:     ";
+  for (int idir = 0; idir < AMREX_SPACEDIM; idir++) {
+    jobInfoFile << geom.ProbLo(idir) << " ";
+  }
+  jobInfoFile << "\n";
+
+  jobInfoFile << "geometry.prob_hi:     ";
+  for (int idir = 0; idir < AMREX_SPACEDIM; idir++) {
+    jobInfoFile << geom.ProbHi(idir) << " ";
+  }
+  jobInfoFile << "\n";
+
+  jobInfoFile << "amr.n_cell:           ";
+  const int*  domain_lo = geom.Domain().loVect();
+  const int*  domain_hi = geom.Domain().hiVect();
+  for (int idir = 0; idir < AMREX_SPACEDIM; idir++) {
+    jobInfoFile << domain_hi[idir] - domain_lo[idir] + 1 << " ";
+  }
+  jobInfoFile << "\n\n";
+
+  jobInfoFile.close();
+
+  // now the external parameters
+  const int jobinfo_file_length = FullPathJobInfoFile.length();
+  Vector<int> jobinfo_file_name(jobinfo_file_length);
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < jobinfo_file_length; i++) {
+    jobinfo_file_name[i] = FullPathJobInfoFile[i];
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/Source/main.cpp b/Source/main.cpp
index 6e4eb3fa..edd2d6c3 100644
--- a/Source/main.cpp
+++ b/Source/main.cpp
@@ -230,6 +230,11 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
     amrex::Initialize(argc,argv);
 
+    // write build information to screen
+    if (ParallelDescriptor::IOProcessor()) {
+        writeBuildInfo();
+    }
+
     // by default amrex initializes rng deterministically
     // this uses the time for a different run each time
     amrex::InitRandom(ParallelDescriptor::MyProc()+time(NULL), ParallelDescriptor::NProcs());