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Materials Scientist

Invent the stuff that everything else is made of

€38k–€85k Medium demand

Materials scientists develop and study the properties of metals, polymers, ceramics, semiconductors and composites — the research that enables everything from lighter aircraft to better batteries.

1Running a tensile strength test on a new alloy
2Analysing electron microscope images for microstructural features
3Working with engineers to spec a material for a specific application
4Writing up test results for a patent application

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Read about graphene, aerogels or metamaterials — materials science at its most exciting.

Materials characterisationLab techniquesFailure analysisResearch methods

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Materials characterisation
Lab techniques
Failure analysis
Research methods
Physics & chemistry
Technical writing

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