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