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