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