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