03/27/2015 12:00:00 AM story Lily Liu (Photo by Gary Payne) Students in UNT's Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science made a big showing at the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search competition, the nation's most prestigious pre-college science competition. Lily Liu, a second-year TAMS student, was named a finalist, one of only 40 in the U.S. and the only one from Texas. She was recognized for her research investigating transition metals that could help catalyze the degradation of lignin, a substance that makes plants woody and firm. Liu conducts her research with Angela Wilson, Regents Professor of chemistry. Liu displayed her research and competed against other finalists March 5-11 in Washington, D.C. UNT had six TAMS students, including Liu, named 2015 Intel semifinalists, more than any other Texas school. Read about TAMS alumni. >>