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