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