FIRST alum Connor Tinker is from FIRST Robotics Competition Team 4067 “The Incredible Hawks” and FIRST Tech Challenge Team 3113 “Some Disassembly Required” in Clarksville, Maryland. An engineer pursuing a career in planetary sciences, Connor credits FIRST and his team mentors with encouraging him to never stop learning and teaching him how to truly solve problems. “My mentors are my heroes. I did not know it then, but I definitely know it now,” he said. “I know the world to be a challenging place, and I’m glad my mentors took the time to teach me how to fish, instead of fishing for me.”