OREL & JOPRO
Internship Program

The internship Program at Orthogonal Research and Education Laboratory (OREL) officially began in Spring 2022. Through collaboration with the University at Albany, State University of New York, and its Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression, students are able to gain experiential learning opportunities, with a particular focus on interdisciplinary research for early career researchers.

Through OREL, JORPO is able to partner with educational institutions for similar opportunities. If you are not affiliated with an educational institution, please reach out to JOPRO for non-academic opportunities within the Internship Program.

Cohorts & Projects

Sustainability Auditing Tool (SAT)

Students: Brianna Adams, Hussnain Azhar, John Burneson, Chris Edwards, Brian McCorkle
Advisors: Bradly Alicea, Jesse Parent
Institutions: Univeristy at Albany, SUNY; OREL

Led by OREL Intern Brian McCorckle as a continuation of his Google Summer of Code 2022 project in Sustainable Open Source Ethics & Communities, the project continued into a capstone course within the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University at Albany, SUNY.

[In Progress]

JOPRO - OREL 2022-2023 General Internship

Cohort: Amanda Nelson, Jennifer Jiang
Advisors: Jesse Parent
Institutions: JOPRO, OREL

The inaugural cohort of the JOPRO internship program. Contributions to: New York Celebration of Women in Computing 2022; WeRobot 2022; Neuromatch 5; and more.

[In Progress]

UAlbany Spring -Fall 2022 Internship Program

Cohort: Amaris Arias, Samantha Corrollo, Sadena Ahmad, Brian McCorkle
Advisors: Jesse Parent, Bradly Alicea
Institutions: University at Albany, SUNY; OREL

The inaugural cohort of the OREL-UAlbany internship program. Contributions to: New York Celebration of Women in Computing 2022; WeRobot 2022; Neuromatch 5; and more.

[In Progress]

Program Members & Opportunities

Prospective Program Members

The OREL - JOPRO Internship Program is housed within Orthogonal Research and Education Lab (OREL), and will require acceptance into OREL in order to work with our team. OREL & JOPRO are inclusive communities, with a particular emphasis on interdisciplinary research, combined with support and mentoring for early career researchers.

If you are interested in joining our research group, reach out to OREL Director Bradly Alicea (bradly.alicea @ outlook.com) and SET Program Manager Jesse Parent (jesse @ jopro.org). Please provide a small statement of research interest indicating topics or projects you'd like to work on, alongside your CV. If you are interested in joining the general JOPRO Internship Program without participating in OREL, please note this in your communications.

We are currently accepting 2023 internship applications.

Last Updated: December 12, 2022


Program Administration

  1. Jesse Parent (OREL Program Founder, JOPRO)

  2. Bradly Alicea (OREL Director, DevoWorm Senior Contributor)


Interns & Alumni

  1. Jennifer Jiang (JOPRO, Post-Graduate Intern)

  2. Amanda Nelson (OREL, Michigan, Graduate Intern)

  3. Sadena Ahmad (UAlbany, Undergraduate Intern)

  4. Samantha Corrollo (UAlbany, Undergraduate Intern)

  5. Brian McCorkle (OREL, UAlbany, Undergraduate Intern)

  6. Amaris Arias (UAlbany, Undergraduate Intern)

  7. Anusha Sharma (Boston University, Graduate Intern)