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