Background
Buckles, Robert Edwin was born on August 11, 1917 in Fallon, Nevada, United States. Son of Maynard Robert and Llewellah Stemler (Price) Buckles.
Buckles, Robert Edwin was born on August 11, 1917 in Fallon, Nevada, United States. Son of Maynard Robert and Llewellah Stemler (Price) Buckles.
Associate of Arts, Lassen Junior College, 1936. Bachelor of Science, University California-Berkeley, 1939. Master of Science, University California-Berkeley, 1940.
Postgraduate, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1942.
Postdoctoral fellow, University of Minnesota, 1942-1943; instructor, University of Minnesota, 1943-1945; instructor chemistry, U. Iowa, 1945-1948; assistant professor, U. Iowa, 1948-1953; associate professor, U. Iowa, 1953-1959; professor, U. Iowa, 1959-1984; professor emeritus, U. Iowa, since 1984.
Member American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, Iowa Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma, Gamma Alpha, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Rachel Elsie Hurley, April 8, 1944 (deceased March 1977). Children: William Robert, Richard John. Married Arlyne Fuller, July 27, 1979.