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