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