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