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