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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”
- Recommend materials for reliable performance in various environments.
- 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.
- Plan laboratory experiments to confirm feasibility of processes and techniques used in the production of materials having special characteristics.
- 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.
- Devise testing methods to evaluate the effects of various conditions on particular materials.
- Test material samples for tolerance under tension, compression, and shear to determine the cause of metal failures.
- Supervise and monitor production processes to ensure efficient use of equipment, timely changes to specifications, and project completion within time frame and budget.
- 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.
- Research methods of processing, forming, and firing materials to develop such products as ceramic dental fillings, unbreakable dinner plates, and telescope lenses.
- 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.
- Test individual parts and products to ensure that manufacturer and governmental quality and safety standards are met.
- Confer with customers to determine how to tailor materials to their needs.
- Visit suppliers of materials or users of products to gather specific information.
Related Technology & Tools
- Annealing ovens
- Macrohardness testers
- UV exposure chambers
- Salt spray chambers
- Imaging ellipsometers
- Cold isostatic presses
- X ray diffractometers
- Erosion testers
- Nitrogen furnaces
- High-vacuum manifolds
- Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
- Secondary ion mass spectrometers SIMS
- Spectrum analyzers
- Ultra high temperature furnaces
- Microscope digital cameras
- Double push rod dilatometers
- Profilometers
- Gas chromatograph mass spectrometers GC-MS
- Thermal spray torches
- Pore sizers
- Petrographic microscopes
- Mobile mass spectrometers
- Plate viscometers
- Field emission scanning electron microscopes
- Dynamic actuators
- Theta-theta diffractometers
- Cone viscometers
- Tube furnaces
- Manual grinders
- Crystal growers
- Peltier cooled solid-state detectors
- Grinding spindles
- Ball mills
- Atomic force microscopes
- Vibratory polishers
- Optical compound microscopes
- Neutron reflectometers
- Nanoscope atomic force microscopes
- Blungers
- Fume hoods
- Sputter deposition systems
- Tape casters
- Mossbauer spectroscopes
- Muffle furnaces
- Ultrasonic analyzers
- Hot isostatic presses
- Ball-on-disk tribometers
- Impact testers
- Pulverizers
- Laboratory analytical balances
- Differential scanning calorimeters
- Ultra microbalances
- Interferometric microscopes
- Spectrofluorimeters
- Stereo microscopes
- Sedigraphs
- Scanning Kelvin probes
- Electrolytic etching machines
- Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes
- Backscatter detectors
- Electrode furnaces
- Hot mounting presses
- Stylus profilometers
- Sonic modulus testers
- Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
- Induction furnaces
- Plasma arc melting furnaces
- Rotational viscometers
- Auger electron spectrometers
- Vibrating sample magnetometers
- Linear variable differential transformers LVDT
- Safety goggles
- Dilatometers
- Multisample autoclaves
- Reactive ion etchers RIE
- Metallographic microscopes
- Hydraulic presses
- Differential thermal analyzers
- Ion analyzers
- Glove box systems
- Metal evaporation chambers
- Function generators
- Horizontal tube furnaces
- Dynamic light scattering equipment
- Capillary rheometers
- Slurry abrasion testers
- Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers ICP-MS
- Spectrophotometers
- Diamond wafering saws
- Box furnaces
- Servohydraulic test machines
- Transmission electron microscopes TEM
- Load cells
- Safety glasses
- Semiautomatic grinders
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Creep testing equipment
- Thermal gravimetric analyzers
- Freeze dryers
- Gamma ray spectrometers
- Industrial computed tomography CT scanners
- Personal computers
- Laser interferometers
- Titanium autoclaves
- Raman scattering spectroscopes
- Desktop computers
- Laptop computers
- Capacitance manometers
- Shaker ball mills
- High vacuum evaporation systems
- Accelerometers
- Screw injection molding machines
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- X ray generators
- Extruding machines
- Laboratory water purification systems
- Ellipsometers
- Dynamic mechanical analyzers DMA
- Swaging tools
- Potentiostats
- Contact angle goniometers
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Quartz crystal thickness monitors
- Scratch testers
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Quartz crystal microbalances
- Semi-microbalances
- Dielectric spectrometers
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
- Scanning probe microscopes SPM
- Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
- Optical profilometers
- Ultraprecision lathes
- Injection molding machines
- Microcalorimeters
- Static actuators
- High-speed cutoff saws
- VAMP/VASP
- Multichannel microelectrode analyzer MMA software
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- Web browser software
- Stewart Computational Chemistry MOPAC
- PANalytical X'Pert Epitaxy
- Chempute Software HSC Chemistry
- RIETAN
- R
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- PWscf
- Materials Data Incorporated Jade
- SolidWorks COSMOSWorks
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- General Structural Analysis System GSAS
- Olympus Image Analysis
- GAMESS-US
- Microsoft Excel
- Bruker AXS EVA
- Bruker AXS LEPTOS
- Accelrys Materials Studio
- ANSYS Multiphysics
- PANalytical X'Pert Data Collector
- Dassault Systemes Abaqus
- Bruker AXS TOPAS
- Maplesoft Maple
- ESM Software CrystalMaker
- ANSYS LS-DYNA
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- International Centre for Diffraction Data ICDD DDView
- Advanced Chemistry Development Analytical Laboratory
- Email software