As a short introduction, my name is Jenna Swarthout Goddard, and I recently completed my Ph.D. in Environmental Health at Tufts University, MA, USA. My research focused on using computational biological approaches to identify environmental pathways for infectious disease transmission. I self-identify as an animal and food enthusiast and am an avid (which does not necessarily equate to skilled) golfer.
I am looking forward to engaging with the MDAnalysis community and supporting MDAnalysis in expanding its outreach, mentorship and teaching efforts!
We are looking forward to all applications from any new and beginner
open source contributors over 18 years old or students. Projects
are scoped as either 175-hour (medium) or 350-hour (long) size. The
duration can be extended from the standard 12 weeks to 22 weeks.
The application window deadline is April 4, 2023 - 18:00 UTC.
As part of the application process you must familiarize
yourself with Google Summer of Code 2023.
If you are interested in working with us please read on and contact us
on our GSoC with MDAnalysis mailing list. Apply as
soon as possible at
https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com;
the application window opens on March 20, 2023 but potential GSoC
Contributors are expected to familiarize themselves with application
requirements and mentoring organizations as soon as possible. It’s
also never too early to discuss application ideas with us!
Project Ideas
If you have your own idea about a potential project we’d love to work with you
to develop this idea; please write to us on the mailing list
to discuss it there.
We also have listed several possible projects for you to work on. Our
initial list of ideas (see summaries in the table below) contains various
projects of different scope and with different skill requirements. However,
check the ideas page — we might add more ideas after the posting date of
this post.
Our experience shows that having the listed skills increases the
chances that a project will be completed successfully, so we use them
as part of our decision criteria in choosing GSoC contributors.
You must meet our own requirements if you want to be a GSoC
Contributor with MDAnalysis this year (read all the docs behind these
links!). You must also meet the eligibility criteria. Our GSoC
FAQ collects common questions from applicants.
The MDAnalysis community values diversity and is committed to providing a
productive, harassment-free environment to every member. Our Code of Conduct
explains the values that we as a community uphold. Every member (and every
GSoC Contributor) agrees to follow the Code of Conduct.
As a start to get familiar with MDAnalysis and open source development you
should follow these steps:
Watch the MDAnalysis Trailer
The MDAnalysis Trailer on YouTube
is a one minute introduction to MDAnalysis.
Complete the Quick Start Guide
We have a Quick Start Guide explaining the basics of MDAnalysis. You
should go through it at least once to understand how MDAnalysis is
used. Continue reading the User Guide to learn more.
Introduce yourself to us
Introduce yourself on the mailing list. Tell us your GitHub handle, what you plan to work
on during the summer or what you have already done with MDAnalysis.
Close an issue of MDAnalysis
You must have at least one commit in the development branch of MDAnalysis in
order to be eligible, i.e., you must demonstrate that you have been seriously
engaged with the MDAnalysis project. We have a list of easy bugs and
suggested GSOC Starter issues to work on in our issue tracker
on GitHub. We only accept one GSOC Starter issue per
applicant so that everybody gets a chance. If you want to dive deeper, we
encourage you to tackle some of the other issues in our issue tracker.
We also appreciate contributions which add more tests or update/improve our documentation.
Final remarks
We recommend you start your application by working on an issue. It will give
you a better understanding of MDAnalysis as a project and improve the quality
of your application.
This year MDAnalysis participated in two programs with wonderful contributors from around the globe.
We continued our participation in Google Summer of Code for another year and also participated in Outreachy for the first time.
Huge thanks to these organisations for supporting MDAnalysis and the students.
We have immensely enjoyed working with Aya, Bjarne and Uma and look forward to seeing how they continue to contribute to the MDAnalysis community, and wish them luck in their future endeavours.
