Graduate Students:

Ye Wang

I graduated from the Ohio State University with a B.S. degree in Chemistry. During my undergraduate studies, I worked in Dr. Woodward’s group on double perovskites and photoluminescence of the hydrated phase derivatives of perovskites. I continued my study in this group in 2022 as a graduate student and I am currently focusing on metal oxyfluorides and RP phase perovskites.

Email: wang.11573(at)osu.edu

Kelsey Blechen

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.

Email: Blechen.1(at)osu.edu

Mayada Al-Ahmad

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.

Email: Al-ahmad.4(at)buckeyemail.osu.edu