American Chemical Society Contribute to the University Research Journal

The University of Oklahoma is home to the top environmental science and technology Professional Journal in the world.  Editorial Assistant, Peggy Singer, has been working for the Journal for over ten years.
The Journal is funded through the American Chemical Society and grants. Therefore, they are not affected by the University’s budget cuts.

Singer works along side Microbiology Professor and Associate Editor, Joseph Suflita, to make the journal happen. The employees are employed through the University but the American Chemical Society reimburses the University.
They run on a completely different pay scale so years that the University employees get raises and the journal’s employees aren’t affect. However, there is also years that they get pay raises when the University does not.

Singer goes through over 250 research manuscripts a year to either reject from the journal or send back for revisions. She also serves as the Delta Gamma housemother and owns a bakery on 24^th street in Norman.

“I went back to school when I was 40 and got my degree and worked part-time for the Chemistry department while I got my degree and then worked for two retired research professors. Just about the time where they were going to leave the University the journal came open with a position which was perfect because it was with my degree.” Singer said.

Singer plans on continuing to work with the Journal and looks forward to seeing the potential in it. The future for Journal simply lays the hands of the American Chemical Society.





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