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