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Dr. Sheldon A. Buckler is Chairman of LORD Corporation. He serves as the Chairman of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chairman of the Executive Committee for NSTAR Corporation, which formed via merger of Commonwealth Energy and Boston Edison. In addition, Mr. Buckler is the Lead Director of the Nashua Corporation, the Aseco Corporation and the Micrologic and Parlex Corporation.
After receiving his Bachelor’s degree from New York University in 1951, Dr. Buckler traveled to Columbia University to obtain his Ph. D. in Chemistry in 1954. While in Service with the U.S. Army (1954-1956), Dr. Buckler received his Post-Doctoral at the University of Maryland.
In 1956, Dr. Buckler joined American Cyanamid Co., Basic Research and worked there for six years, until he moved to AMF, Innovation Group. Two years later, Buckler left AMF, Innovation Group to work for the Polaroid Corporation. During his thirty-year service to Polaroid Corporation, he held many responsibilities such as Vice President, Research; Founder, Battery and Chemical Operations; General Manager, Industrial Imaging Business; Initiator, Ventures in Soviet Union and China; and then retired as Vice Chairman. From 1995-1999, Buckler served as Chairman for the Commonwealth Energy Corporation.
Author of more than 25 publications in Basic Chemistry and Business subjects, Dr. Buckler has been awarded 37 U.S. Patents and numerous related foreign patents. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the American Chemical Society, and Whitehead Institute Board of Associates. In 1998, he received the Maurice Holland Award of the Industrial Research Institute for best paper in their Journal. |