Education

1995 University of Kentucky, B.S.
2002 North Carolina State University, Ph.D.

Courses Taught

General Chemistry I and II Lecture
General Chemistry I and II Laboratory
Organic Chemistry I and II Lecture
Organic Chemistry I and II Laboratory
Advanced Organic Chemistry
Advanced Organic Spectroscopy
Introductory Chemistry

Career Specialties

Eric Ballard’s teaching interests lie mainly in organic chemistry. His research interests also lie in organic chemistry, specifically in the area of green catalytic reactions that may be useful in the synthesis of natural products, biologically active compounds and advanced materials.

Professional and Community Activities

Ballard is an active member of the American Chemical Society and the Council on Undergraduate Research.

Recent Publications
C. Eric Ballard, “Green Oxidative Homocoupling of 1-Methylimidazole,” J. Chem. Ed.2013, 90, 1368-1372. DOI: 10.1021/ed200890f

C. Eric Ballard, “Green Reductive Homocoupling of Bromobenzene,” J. Chem. Ed.2011, 88, 1148-1151. DOI: 10.1021/ed100945h

C. Eric Ballard, “pH-Controlled Oxidation of an Aromatic Ketone: Structural Elucidation of the Products of Two Green Chemical Reactions,” J. Chem. Ed. 2010, 87, 190-193. DOI: 10.1021/ed800054s