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