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