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