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