Scientist Career Research and Resources

ZEMAX Development Corporation

Research - Scientist - Bellevue, WA

Developed C code that allows measured surface scattering data to be implemented into the ZEMAX optical software program. Writing articles that describe numerous aspects of ZEMAX for the company Knowledge Base (www.zemax.com/kb). Providing software testing for new features added to ZEMAX. Teaching off-site training courses for class sizes of 10-20 people. Providing customer technical support on the use of ZEMAX for a variety...

Avg. Salary: $105,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

University of Wisconsin-Madison Plasma Physics Group

Research - Scientist - Madison, WI

Performed the first localized measurements of ion temperature and ion velocity fluctuations in a reversed field pinch plasma using Charge Exchange Recombination Spectroscopy (CXRS). Conducted final alignment, installation, and calibration of the spectrometer system, and was responsible for system operation. Led the analysis of ion heating during impulsive reconnection events and in high current enhanced confinement plasmas....

Avg. Salary: $105,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research - Scientist - Cambridge, MA

Developed the use of localized impurity gas injection as a quantitative diagnostic of edge plasma flows in magnetically confined plasmas. Simulated experimental results by implementing new physics packages in a pre-existing Monte Carlo transport code. Investigated radial electric field and parallel flow structure in the edge plasma of ohmic discharges using this technique, providing a calibration for Langmuir probe measurem...

Avg. Salary: $105,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

PolyFuel, Inc.

Research - Scientist - Mountain View, CA

1. Operating and programming Teledyne, Fuel Cell Technologies, Arbin test stations to test and analyze data for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC). Operating various analytical instruments (GC, digital multi-meter and power supply…) for data on the fuel cells. 2. Perform experiments per SOPs and test designs. Detailed observations of experiment results, tabulate, analyze data and maintain a database of te...

Avg. Salary: $64,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Cygnus, Inc.

Research - Scientist - Redwood City, CA

1. Validate the elements of the glucose watch, a non-abrasive medical device measuring glucose level in diabetes in a GMP and FDA regulated environment. 2. Perform a variety of tests on raw materials, in process, finished products and products on stability programs using HPLC, GC, UV/ VIS, FTIR, TGA… Tests on gel including quantifying protein, molecular weight of glucose oxidase, quantify ethylene bis acry...

Avg. Salary: $64,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

NWT Corp.

Research - Scientist - San Jose, CA

Operate analytical lab instruments such as the AA, the Dionex, TOC analyzer and ionic analyzer to analyze water and waste samples for metals, anion, cation, TOC, B, Cl2, NH3, conductivity and pH. Prepare and test water samples for a Q-Chem program.

Avg. Salary: $64,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Unigene Laboratories, Inc.

Research - Scientist - Fairfield, NJ

Unigene Laboratories, Inc. Fairfield, NJ. 12/2007 – 12/2009 Research Scientist - Protein Chemistry/Process Development Department • Individually carried out research for Novel Amidated Peptides Research project (SBIR grant #5R44DK063812-03) • Performed and developed a MALDI-TOF coupled MALDI-TOF/TOF based proteomic approach for amidated peptide discovery • Cell culture of prostate cells (DU-145 & PC3), and rat pituitary c...

Avg. Salary: $85,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Chattem

Research - Scientist - Chattanooga, TN

Avg. Salary: $78,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Kimberly-Clark

Research - Scientist - Neenah, WI

Avg. Salary: $78,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Michigan State University

Research - Scientist - EAST LANSING, MI

• Established the analytical method for detecting the trace level pheromones in the stream water by using LC/MS/MS and solid-phase extraction. • Isolated and purified the bile acids released by larval sea lamprey with HPLC and interpreted the structure with NMR and MS. • Profiling of pheromones in plasma and tissues of sea lamprey by LC/MS/MS. • Established a method for testing the purity of the synthesized compounds by ...

Avg. Salary: $80,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available