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