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