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