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Job Description
Research and study the structures and chemical properties of various natural and synthetic or composite materials, including metals, alloys, rubber, ceramics, semiconductors, polymers, and glass. Determine ways to strengthen or combine materials or develop new materials with new or specific properties for use in a variety of products and applications. Includes glass scientists, ceramic scientists, metallurgical scientists, and polymer scientists.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-2032.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 101,570.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 48.00
- Currently, there are 7,750 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Materials Scientists”.
Also Known As…
- Materials Scientists
- Vice President Research
- Technology Officer
- Staff Scientist
- Staff Research Scientist
- Senior Materials Scientist
- Research Scientist
- Research and Development Scientist (R and D Scientist)
- Polymer Materials Consultant
- Micro Electrical/Mechanical Systems Device Scientist (MEMS Device Scientist)
- Polymer Specialist
- Plastics Scientist
- Nanotechnologist
- Metal Alloy Scientist
- Materials Scientist
- Accelerator Systems Director
Tasks for “Materials Scientist”
- Plan laboratory experiments to confirm feasibility of processes and techniques used in the production of materials having special characteristics.
- Test individual parts and products to ensure that manufacturer and governmental quality and safety standards are met.
- Prepare reports, manuscripts, proposals, and technical manuals for use by other scientists and requestors, such as sponsors and customers.
- Test metals to determine conformance to specifications of mechanical strength, strength-weight ratio, ductility, magnetic and electrical properties, and resistance to abrasion, corrosion, heat, and cold.
- Teach in colleges and universities.
- Perform experiments and computer modeling to study the nature, structure, and physical and chemical properties of metals and their alloys, and their responses to applied forces.
- Conduct research on the structures and properties of materials, such as metals, alloys, polymers, and ceramics, to obtain information that could be used to develop new products or enhance existing ones.
- Supervise and monitor production processes to ensure efficient use of equipment, timely changes to specifications, and project completion within time frame and budget.
- Test material samples for tolerance under tension, compression, and shear to determine the cause of metal failures.
- Devise testing methods to evaluate the effects of various conditions on particular materials.
- Confer with customers to determine how to tailor materials to their needs.
- Research methods of processing, forming, and firing materials to develop such products as ceramic dental fillings, unbreakable dinner plates, and telescope lenses.
- Visit suppliers of materials or users of products to gather specific information.
- Recommend materials for reliable performance in various environments.
- Determine ways to strengthen or combine materials or develop new materials with new or specific properties for use in a variety of products and applications.
Related Technology & Tools
- Tube furnaces
- Ultra high temperature furnaces
- Spectrofluorimeters
- Muffle furnaces
- Imaging ellipsometers
- Dynamic mechanical analyzers DMA
- Glove box systems
- Injection molding machines
- Backscatter detectors
- Static actuators
- Gamma ray spectrometers
- Scratch testers
- Field emission scanning electron microscopes
- Dielectric spectrometers
- Semiautomatic grinders
- Vibrating sample magnetometers
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Mossbauer spectroscopes
- Load cells
- Double push rod dilatometers
- Servohydraulic test machines
- Hot mounting presses
- Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
- Plasma arc melting furnaces
- Auger electron spectrometers
- Differential thermal analyzers
- Profilometers
- Swaging tools
- X ray diffractometers
- Spectrophotometers
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Rotational viscometers
- Slurry abrasion testers
- Linear variable differential transformers LVDT
- Dynamic light scattering equipment
- Semi-microbalances
- Screw injection molding machines
- Pore sizers
- Transmission electron microscopes TEM
- Peltier cooled solid-state detectors
- Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
- Grinding spindles
- Accelerometers
- Function generators
- Metal evaporation chambers
- Dilatometers
- Vibratory polishers
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
- High vacuum evaporation systems
- Raman scattering spectroscopes
- Capacitance manometers
- Microcalorimeters
- Safety glasses
- Sputter deposition systems
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Stylus profilometers
- Horizontal tube furnaces
- Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
- High-vacuum manifolds
- Ultra microbalances
- Hydraulic presses
- Crystal growers
- Ultraprecision lathes
- Mobile mass spectrometers
- Laptop computers
- Box furnaces
- Atomic force microscopes
- Quartz crystal thickness monitors
- Contact angle goniometers
- Laser interferometers
- Thermal gravimetric analyzers
- Theta-theta diffractometers
- Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers ICP-MS
- Blungers
- Extruding machines
- Electrode furnaces
- UV exposure chambers
- Creep testing equipment
- Personal computers
- Scanning probe microscopes SPM
- Sonic modulus testers
- Titanium autoclaves
- Diamond wafering saws
- Impact testers
- Capillary rheometers
- Nanoscope atomic force microscopes
- Scanning Kelvin probes
- Shaker ball mills
- Differential scanning calorimeters
- Salt spray chambers
- Electrolytic etching machines
- Nitrogen furnaces
- Laboratory water purification systems
- Spectrum analyzers
- Cone viscometers
- Optical profilometers
- Cold isostatic presses
- Secondary ion mass spectrometers SIMS
- Manual grinders
- Erosion testers
- Petrographic microscopes
- Freeze dryers
- Laboratory analytical balances
- X ray generators
- Ellipsometers
- Pulverizers
- Quartz crystal microbalances
- Multisample autoclaves
- Ball-on-disk tribometers
- Stereo microscopes
- Safety goggles
- Induction furnaces
- Tape casters
- Interferometric microscopes
- Potentiostats
- Sedigraphs
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Annealing ovens
- Gas chromatograph mass spectrometers GC-MS
- Hot isostatic presses
- Microscope digital cameras
- Ion analyzers
- Metallographic microscopes
- Fume hoods
- Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes
- Ultrasonic analyzers
- Ball mills
- Desktop computers
- Optical compound microscopes
- Reactive ion etchers RIE
- Thermal spray torches
- Neutron reflectometers
- Dynamic actuators
- High-speed cutoff saws
- Macrohardness testers
- Industrial computed tomography CT scanners
- Plate viscometers
- RIETAN
- PWscf
- Multichannel microelectrode analyzer MMA software
- PANalytical X'Pert Data Collector
- Advanced Chemistry Development Analytical Laboratory
- PANalytical X'Pert Epitaxy
- Maplesoft Maple
- Microsoft Excel
- R
- Materials Data Incorporated Jade
- ANSYS Multiphysics
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Email software
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- Stewart Computational Chemistry MOPAC
- SolidWorks COSMOSWorks
- ESM Software CrystalMaker
- Bruker AXS EVA
- Chempute Software HSC Chemistry
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Accelrys Materials Studio
- ANSYS LS-DYNA
- General Structural Analysis System GSAS
- International Centre for Diffraction Data ICDD DDView
- Bruker AXS TOPAS
- Bruker AXS LEPTOS
- Olympus Image Analysis
- GAMESS-US
- Microsoft Word
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Web browser software
- VAMP/VASP
- Dassault Systemes Abaqus