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