In fact, many of the alloys that are in use today weren't even known 10 years ago. Many of the ceramics being developed are new and the polymer field has just exploded in the last 20 years. The range of what's available has been the most dynamic evolution and it's going to keep on going. It's just a matter of what's going to open up in terms of our ability to design a material for a specific need. You're generally involved in a spectrum of tasks and not too focused on one thing.
Most people practicing in the field are a resource in their company.
So they are going to see a variety of problems and tasks rather than the same thing repeated over and over again. G.L. Nobody has an idea of what the field is. That's sort of the down side, but it's an up side because we never supply enough people to meet the needs of the market. G.L. Not in most of the places I know where things are moving. In part you're on call for problems that arise and they can arise anywhere.