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