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