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+title: Google Summer of Code Students 2026
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+We’re excited to welcome _four_ contributors to MDAnalysis through [Google Summer of Code][gsoc] this year:
+@jauy123, @kunjsinha, and @PardhavMaradani.
+
+This marks our seventh consecutive year participating as an independent [GSoC organization][mda-gsoc].
+A big thank you goes out to Google for supporting these *three* exciting projects.
+We're looking forward to getting started!
+
+##  jauy123 : [Adding Additional Functionality and Enhancements to the Fetcher Module](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/Jz9S7jxP)
+
+<img
+src="Picture Here"
+title="NAME" alt="NAME"
+style="float: left; width: 110px; height: 110px; border-radius: 20px; border: 15px solid white" />
+
+Write a short description of your project here!
+
+Write something about yourself here! (affiliation, background, interests - work and/or personal, etc.)
+
+Add where we can find you here! (github, discord, linkedin, bluesky, others, etc.)
+
+Add a link to your blog here!
+
+## Kunj Sinha: [Interface for post-simulation analysis (“crawling”) of WESTPA simulations ](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/VJMrp2UW)
+
+<img
+src="Picture Here"
+title="NAME" alt="NAME"
+style="float: left; width: 110px; height: 110px; border-radius: 20px; border: 15px solid white" />
+
+Write a short description of your project here!
+
+Write something about yourself here! (affiliation, background, interests - work and/or personal, etc.)
+
+Add where we can find you here! (github, discord, linkedin, bluesky, others, etc.)
+
+Add a link to your blog here!
+
+## Pardhav Maradani: [Dashboard for tracking MD simulation progress with the new streaming interface](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/DzTMshtu)
+
+<img
+src="Picture Here"
+title="NAME" alt="NAME"
+style="float: left; width: 110px; height: 110px; border-radius: 20px; border: 15px solid white" />
+
+Write a short description of your project here!
+
+Write something about yourself here! (affiliation, background, interests - work and/or personal, etc.)
+
+Add where we can find you here! (github, discord, linkedin, bluesky, others, etc.)
+
+Add a link to your blog here!
+
+
+— @amruthesht @BradyAJohnston @HeydenLabASU @jeremyleung521 @ltchong @nilay-v3rma @orbeckst @talagayev @yuxuanzhuang @IAlibay @jennaswa (@MDAnalysis/gsoc-mentors and org admins)
+
+[gsoc]: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com
+[mda-gsoc]: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/organizations/mdanalysis