Rate My Professor Shadrick Paris

Shadrick I.M. Paris serves as Professor of Instruction in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Ohio University. He earned his Ph.D. from Ohio University and is based in Chemistry 331 on the Athens Campus. As an associated faculty member of the Chemical Education Research Cluster within the department, Paris focuses his efforts on learning in the classroom, particularly emphasizing student engagement and interactive learning strategies to enhance educational outcomes in chemistry.

Paris has made contributions to the scholarly literature through publications in chemical education and inorganic chemistry. Key works include 'Wash Bottle Laboratory Exercises: Mass of NaHCO3 in an Alka-Seltzer Tablet, Molar Mass of CO2, and the Ideal Gas Law Constant' (2009), co-authored with colleagues at Ohio University and published in the Journal of Chemical Education; 'A Flexible Chelate Leads to Phototriggered Isomerization in an Osmium Sulfoxide Complex' (2013); 'Manganese(II) complexes of di-2-pyridinylmethylene-1,2-diimine di-Schiff base ligands: Structures and reactivity' (2010); 'Spectroscopic Characterization of Primary and Secondary Phosphine Ligation on Ruthenium(II) Complexes' (2006); 'Substituent effects in the ruthenium catalyzed hydrosilylation of para-substituted phenylacetylenes' (2005); and 'Molecular structures of ruthenium half-sandwich complexes with primary and secondary phosphines' (2005). These publications, totaling seven listed in his academic profile, demonstrate his involvement in developing laboratory exercises and exploring coordination chemistry and reactivity in metal complexes. His work has garnered over 130 citations. Paris teaches courses such as CHEM 1500: Concepts in Chemistry, supporting introductory-level instruction for students preparing for more advanced studies. He is reachable at pariss@ohio.edu or by phone at 740-591-8680.