I graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 2025 with a B.S. in Chemistry. While at my undergrad, I studied the photochemistry of dithiocarboxylates. I also did research at the Army Research Lab at the Adelphi Lab Center under the Energy Sciences Division. I joined the Woodward group in December 2025 and I’m excited to be working with halide perovskites.

Hi, I’m Mayada! I received my B.S. in Materials Chemistry from Central Michigan University. During my co-op at the Dow Chemical Company, I worked within R&D analytical sciences and hybrid polymers, contributing to research that culminated in a patented PEDS ring opening polymerization technology. Now in the Woodward Group, I study mixed anion compounds, with a particular interest in how multiple anions shape structure and properties when they coexist within a single lattice.

Hi, I am Dilhan! I graduated from College of Chemical Sciences (CCS), Institute of Chemistry Ceylon (IChemC) with a B.S. (Honors) in Chemical Science and from University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ), Sri Lanka, with a B.S. (Honors) in Polymer Science. While pursuing my undergraduate degree in chemistry, I studied about the removal of heavy metals from aqueous media using naturally available low-cost adsorbent materials. I also worked on a research project that developed electrically conductive thin films using carbon nanotube (CNT) incorporated natural rubber latex, at USJ. After working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and later holding a few administrative roles at IChemC, I started pursuing my graduate studies at The Ohio State University, and joined the Woodward Group in December, 2025. Here, in the Woodward group, I work with organic-inorganic hybrid thiocyanate perovskites, studying their structure-property relationship.