| Material Adhesives | Maintain | 6,124 | $52,500 |
| Corrosion Control | Maintain | 2,008 | $82,500 |
| Bonding Mechanisms | Not rated | 1,239 | $47,500 |
| Surface Treatment | Maintain | 924 | $77,500 |
| Abrasive Blasting | Maintain | 890 | $42,500 |
| Vapor Deposition | Invest | 368 | $97,500 |
| Surface Engineering | Invest | 192 | $77,500 |
| Paint Technology | Maintain | 156 | $47,500 |
| Thermal Stability | Maintain | 140 | $152,500 |
| Optical Coating | Maintain | 133 | $57,500 |
| Radiation Resistance | Invest | 121 | $162,500 |
| Ceramic Coating Technologies | Invest | 105 | $52,500 |
| Thin Film Coating | Invest | 87 | $62,500 |
| Paint Refinishing | Maintain | 83 | $52,500 |
| Barrier Coating Technology | Maintain | 70 | — |
| Chemical Resistance | Not rated | 33 | $42,500 |
| Thermal Barrier Coatings | Maintain | 33 | — |
| Film Technology | Not rated | 28 | $47,500 |
| Coatings Science | Invest | 20 | $92,500 |
| Coating Design | Maintain | 19 | — |
| Interface Engineering | Not rated | 12 | — |
| Pulse Electrodeposition | Invest | 4 | — |
| Antimicrobial and Antiviral Surface Engineering | Invest | 3 | — |
| Heat-Resistant Materials | Invest | 3 | — |
| Technical Cycle Materials Design | Invest | 3 | — |
| Extreme Environment Materials | Invest | 2 | — |
| Non-Stick Coating | Maintain | 2 | — |
| Biomimetic Color and Optical Materials | Monitor | — | — |
| Color-Changing Textile Development | Monitor | — | — |
| Electromagnetic Shielding Materials | Invest | — | — |
| Film Application | Maintain | — | — |
| Fluid Mechanics Films | Maintain | — | — |
| Icephobic and Anti-Icing Coating Engineering | Invest | — | — |
| Material Interface Optimization | Invest | — | — |
| Material Longevity | Maintain | — | — |
| Mechanical Self-Healing Interfaces | Monitor | — | — |
| Microcapsule-Based Self-Healing | Invest | — | — |
| Moisture-Managing Textile Engineering | Invest | — | — |
| Nanomaterial Textile Integration | Invest | — | — |
| PFAS-Free Functional Coating Reformulation | Invest | — | — |
| Self-Healing Electronic Materials | Monitor | — | — |
| Surface Functionalization Biomimetics | Invest | — | — |
| Sustainable Materials Selection | Invest | — | — |
| Thermally Activated Self-Healing | Monitor | — | — |
| Thermoelectric Material Engineering | Invest | — | — |
| Ultrasonic Surface Modification | Invest | — | — |