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Education:
* B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of
Colorado, 1952
* M.L.S., Library Science, Kent State University, 1980
Experience:
* Served four years in the U.S. Air Force from 1952 to 1956.
* Employed as a reference librarian at Battelle Memorial Institute
until retirement in December 1994.
* A long-time supporter of effective public education and honest government.
BASIC INFORMATION
Name: William L. Buckel
Born: 1929
TIME SUMMARY
1952 . . B.S.
Mechanical Engineering., University of Colorado
1952--> 1956 . . U.S. Air Force
1956--> 1994 . . Battelle Memorial Institute (BMI)
1956--> 1963 . . Research/Mechanical Engineering at (BMI)
1963--> 1973 . . Main Library in
Reports Section at (BMI)
1967--> 1980 . . Thirteen years as an active Columbus School parent
1973--> 1994 . . Main Library at Reference at (BMI)
1980 . . M.L.S., Library Science., Kent State University
1995--> present . .
Retired from BMI
1960--> present . . Active in Civic Affairs
ENGINEER
Conducted experiments, analyzing results, and preparing research reports while working in a research section of Battelle Memorial Institute. One project
involved the evaluation of the Hickman Still as a distillation method for converting seawater to drinking water. (The technology was sound; but, the process was not cost-effective.) During this period, two professional papers, one patent application, and
one technical report on the topic of seawater distillation were co-authored. [See 1960A, 1960B, and 1961 below] Currently a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio.
LIBRARIAN
Performed online literature searching and
general reference work while serving as a reference librarian at the Battelle Main Library. Collectively the online computerized systems offer over 300 indexing and abstracting services, numerous online catalogs and directories, and a variety of numerical
databases.
One technical report and two journal articles were prepared during this period. [See 1982, 1985, and 1986 below]
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
The same analytical skills used in the work place also proved useful in community
service problem analysis and position paper development. I have run unsuccessfully for the Columbus Public School Board starting about 1981 on the platform of decentralized school governance for the District's 140 school communities. Prior to that, I
spent thirteen years as an active Columbus School parent--parent teacher organization officer.
In 2000, I ran for the U.S. House of Representatives on a platform of starting to pay-down the Federal Government's growing public debt. At that time, it was $5.5 trillion. The platform outlined specific program cuts and tax increases that would be necessary to start a 20-year pay-down program. Although not elected, the exercise gave voters a choice because no other candidate tried to "steal" my platform. [See 1991 below]
ARTICLES, PAPERS, REPORTS, AND PATENTS
1960A:
"Centrifugal Phase Barrier Recompression Distillation", Hickman, Kenneth C.D.; Hogan, W.J., Eibling, James A., and Buckel, William L., Advances in Chemistry Series,
no.27: Saline Water Conversion, American Chemical Society, p. 128-146, January 1960
1960B:
"A Study of the Development of the Hickman Sea Water Still", Buckel William L., Office of Saline Water Report No. 43, NTIS Report No. PB 171030,
September 1, 1960.
1961:
"An Analysis of Heat Transfer in the Hickman Rotary Evaporator", Putnam, Abbott A., Buckel, William L., and Eibling, James A., International Development in Heat Transfer, Part V, Section A, American Society of
Mechanical Engineers, New York, p. 886-94, January 1, 1961.
1982:
"Literature Searching Service - Choosing the Contract With the Best Discount Plan", Buckel, William L., Online, September 1, 1982, p. 59-64.
1985:
"Specifications for the Operating Features of the Uniform Catalog-1985", Final Report, Buckel, William L., NTIS Report No. PB85-197986, Pgs. 64, April 1, 1985.
1986:
"The Uniform Catalog", Buckel, William L., Library Journal, ISSN
0363-0277, Vol. 111, No. 1, January 1986, p. 52-54.
1991:
"Why Isn't the National Public Debt Being Reduced?", Bill Buckel, NTIS Report No. PB91-234690, 51 pages, August. 1991.
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