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