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