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