His current research focuses on using computer simulations to improve the designs and operating strategies for offshore technologies, including remotely operated vehicles used in deep sea explorations, and moored wave-energy converters. Buckham also leads the West Coast Wave Collaboration Project, which collects and analyzes information on the wave-energy potential at Amphitrite Bank off Vancouver Island’s west coast at Ucluelet, and is co-inventor of the SyncWave Power Resonator, which harnesses wave energy for sustainable power generation.