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