Bruce R. McGarvey
	Physical (Emeritus Professor)
	Ph.D. (Illinois )
	beprm@uwindsor.ca
	Professor Emeritus
	253-3000 Ext. 3560

Research Interests:

In the past few years my research interests have centered on EPR of transition metal complexes and their spin Hamiltonians. These studies have been both experimental and theoretical in nature. I have also been involved with the paramagnetic shift in the NMR of both transition and rare earth metal compounds. Again the interest has been both theoretical and experimental.

Since NSERC no longer supplies me with research funds, my recent research has been with student and colleagues in Brazil. This research involves EPR and NMR of ruthenium and osmium complexes in the 3+ oxidation state, which present some unique problems. We have recently been able to detect nitric oxide EPR when it is bound to a series of Ru(II) complexes. These have great pharmacological and medical applications that are actively being pursued.

The past few years, I have been developing new simulation programs for the EPR spectra of powders and frozen solutions that can be used on PC computers. Some of the available programs are inadequate, incorrect, or too expensive for my friends in Brazil. I have completed programs for S = ½ and S = 1 systems and am finishing an ambitious one for S = 5/2 that can be used for Fe3+ systems. The latter two programs have no restriction on the magnitude of the zero field interaction relative to the magnetic interaction with the magnetic field. I hold myself available to advise students needing help in any area of my expertise.

Some Recent Research Publications:

1. Alan M. Bond, Bruce R. McGarvey, Anne L. Rieger and Philip Rieger; On the Failure to Observe Isotropic Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectra for Certain Chromium(I) Carbonyl Complexes, 2000, Inorg. Chem., 39, 3428-3429.

2. Bruce R. McGarvey, Alessander Acacio Ferro, Elia Tfouni, Cicero Wellington Brito Bezerra, Izilda Bagatin, Douglas W. Franco; Detection of the EPR Spectra of NO· in Ruthenium(II) Complexes, 2000, Inorg. Chem., 39, 3577-3581.

3. B.R. McGarvey, M.S. Schultz, L.C.G. Vasconcellos, C.W.B. Bezerra and D.W. Franco; EPR Spectroscopy as an Alternative Analytical Method for Copper Determination in Alcoholic Beverages, 1999, Anal. Lett., 32, 761-770.