by Snigdha | Oct 10, 2024 | Alumni
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? My name is Kaylena Pham and I am currently studying Environmental Engineering at the University of Southern California! I was involved in FIRST from 2019-2023 as a member of team FTC #4628 Suitbots and was a...
by Elise | Sep 22, 2024 | Ambassador Series
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? My name is Marin, I am a senior in high school and this season will be my second but final year in FTC as a student. Although I haven’t done FTC for too long, I have done other robotics related activities in...
by Elise | Sep 4, 2024 | Ambassador Series
Tell us about yourself and how you are involved in FIRST: My name is Maddie and next season will be my fifth and final year of robotics as a student. I’ve been involved since middle school and I’m going into my senior year. I have been the electrical...
by Jessica Fuller | Oct 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
When did you first become interested in your field? Technically, [it was during] my sophomore year at Syracuse University when I took my first Supply Chain Management class. But looking back at my childhood, I always leaned towards logistics and supply chain: planning...
by Jessica Fuller | Oct 12, 2020 | Interviews
When did you first become interested in your field? I became exposed to web development in middle school through Neopets, which allowed profiles to be created and edited with HTML/CSS. This sparked an immediate interest and I would spend hours learning and coding up...
by Jessica Fuller | Oct 12, 2020 | Interviews
When did you first become interested in your field? I have been interested in medicine from a very young age. I originally wanted to become a veterinarian or a pediatrician, but realized that I was very good at math as well, so I ventured further into physics and...
by Jesslyn Parrish | Mar 5, 2020 | Interviews
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? Hello! My name is Naviya, and I have been involved in FIRST since 2010. I mentor FLL and FTC teams and graduated from on FRC Team 2473, in Portland, Oregon as well! I have always enjoyed playing with Legos...
by Jesslyn Parrish | Jan 30, 2020 | Interviews
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? Howdy from Houston, Texas. My name is Erica Perez and I am a FIRST LEGO League Jr. Coach, FIRST LEGO League project judge volunteer, a member of the FIRST HQ Development team, and a member of the FIRST...
by Elise | Apr 1, 2019 | Interviews
Meet AstroBot Kaitlyn, an active FIRST student on two teams FTC Team 8798 Aluminati Industries and FRC Team 86 Team Resistance. She also serves as a STEM advocate & speaker, Girl Scout, and mentors 4 FIRST LEGO League teams. Tell us about yourself and how are you...
by Elise | Jan 29, 2019 | Interviews
Meet Kanon, she is the founder and lead of FRC Team 6909 SAKURA Tempesta in Chiba, Japan, as well as an Ambassador for the LGBTQ+ of FIRST. Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? I’m Kanon. I have been participating in FRC since I was a sophomore....
