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