UT Tyler Lyceum

About the Lyceum

The Lyceum is the University of Texas at Tyler's largest student research showcase.

The term "Lyceum" refers to Aristotle's school in ancient Athens. Following in this tradition, the Lyceum at UT Tyler serves as a opportunity for students to showcase their original research and work to the larger community. This annual event is held in the spring of each year and sponsored by the Honors College.

11th Annual Lyceum - April 2026

Thank you to everyone who presented, judged, and helped us with the Lyceum. It was one of our best yet! See you in April 2027 for the 12th Annual Lyceum!

11th Annual Lyceum Awards

Best Oral Presentation (Graduate Student)

1st place (tied)

Tanvir Ahmed, “Machine Learning-Drive Pavement Management System Framework for Bleeding Severity Classification Using LTPP Data” (Mentor: Dr. Mayzan Isied)
Tammie Peterson, “Barriers to Participating in Physical Activity Among College Students: A Systematic Review” (Mentor: Dr. Christine Gipson)

2nd place

Kingsley Amoateng, “Adaptation in Acidic Environments Potentiates Pathogenicity in Bacteria” (Mentor: Dr. Wei-Chin Ho)

Best Oral Presentation (Undergraduate Student)

1st place

Jordi Garcia Portell, “The Olympic Dream or Economic Nightmare: The Hidden Price of Olympic Glory” (Mentor: Prof. Susan Doty)

2nd place (tied)

Laura McInnis, “Better Tutor-Client Communication: Bringing Awareness to the Different Intrinsic Skill Sets Between STEM and Humanities” (Mentor: Dr. Miriam Rowntree)
Isabel Ohlsen, “Same Symptoms, Different Treatment? The Role of Client Gender in Treatment Recommendations” (Mentor: Dr. Amy Hayes)
Adamaris Lopez, “Eating Disorders Through the Lens of Learning and Conditioning” (Mentor: Dr. Kristie Allen)

Best Poster (Graduate Student)

1st place

Sandra Rodriguez, “Molecular Roles of DISC1 in Mitochondrial Dynamics and Functions in Cardiomyocytes” (Mentor: Dr. Chowdhury S. Abdullah)

2nd place (tied)

Enock Mounde, “Evaluating the Effect of Pavement Family on Deterioration Prediction” (Mentor: Dr. Mayzan Isied and Dr. Mena Souliman)
Tammie Petersen, “Overwhelm: A Concept Analysis” (Mentor: Dr. Christine Gipson)
Emerson Ross, “Moral Injury, Social Connectedness, and Resiliency: A Review” (Mentor: Dr. Eric Stocks)

Best Poster (Undergraduate Student)

1st place

Benita Ibabaza, Joseph Piper, Andres Martinez, Martha Laremark, & Matthew Vaughn, “Psychometric Air Mixer” (Mentor: Dr. Tahsin Khajah)

2nd place (tied)

Caden Black, “Peptoid-conjugated Virus-like Particles as a Delivery Vehicle for Triple-negative Breast Cancer Treatment” (Mentor: Dr. Jiyong Lee)
Hunter Brown, “The Transcendence of π, e, and the Mystery of γ” (Mentor: Dr. Madeline Dawey)
Angelina Florville & Dante Glover, “Synthesis of Structural Variants of the Lipopeptide Dragonamide E” (Mentor: Dr. Sean C. Butler)

Crowd Favorite Poster

Pricila Garcia, “Osmotic Pressure and Microbial Growth in Escherichia coli” (Mentor: Dr. Wei-Chin Ho)

Best Mentor

Prof. Susan Doty, Distinguished Senior Lecturer and Teaching Professor in Economics (Department of Social Sciences) and Director for Economic Education & Financial Literacy

For more details, view the full program!