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