Fascinated by their work, Mackal began monitoring the waters himself and, after raising $5,000 in America for the Bureau, became the chief scientist for the project, a position he held until 1972, when the Bureau disbanded.
fˈæsᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðɛɹ wˈɜːk, mˈækəl bɪɡˈæn mˈɑːnɪɾɚɹɪŋ ðə wˈɔːɾɚz hɪmsˈɛlf ænd, ˈæftɚ ɹˈeɪzɪŋ dˈɑːlɚ fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkə fɚðə bjˈʊɹɹoʊ, bɪkˌeɪm ðə tʃˈiːf sˈaɪəntɪst fɚðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt, ɐ pəzˈɪʃən hiː hˈɛld ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, wˌɛn ðə bjˈʊɹɹoʊ dɪsbˈændᵻd.