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