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