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