Lily Sands, FIRST x MIT
WELCOME, MODERATOR
Lily is the President of FIRSTxMIT, a student organization dedicated to spreading STEM education access through FIRST programs. She is an undergraduate researcher with the MIT AeroAstro department and MIT UROP program, specializing in hardware at Jonathon How's Aerospace Controls Lab, and studies contrails made by planes at John Hansman's International Center for Aerospace Transportation. A FIRST alum, Lily was President of the RoboLancers, FRC 321, leading the team as they joined the FIRST Hall of Fame in 2023 and won the FIRST Championship in 2024.
NEMC Presentations:
6-120
Sunday
6:30 AM
PANEL
MIT Student Panel
Hear directly from MIT undergraduate students who are alumni of FIRST programs. Panelists will share their journeys from build season to university life, offer insights on how their robotics experience prepared them for college, and discuss how high school teams can best equip students for the next level.
