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