| Dr | Changmin | Shi | Brown University | United States | mechanics for thermal management materials and solid electrolyte in solid-state batteries; mechanical device innovations for investigating mechanical properties of these energy materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Xiaolu | Huang | University of Michigan | United States | Rapid Diagnostic Test | Excellence in Innovation |
| Prof | levent | dirikolu | Louisiana State University | United States | Pharmacology and Analytical Chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Harry | Fuentes | Mayo Clinic | United States | Head and Neck Oncology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Anahid | Modrek | CSUSB | United States | Developmental Psychology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shoshana | Ginsburg | The Ohio State University | United States | Food Science and Technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Eric | Appel | Stanford University | United States | Wildfire Prevention | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Michael | Honaker | East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine | United States | Healthcare | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | nadim | baba | Loma Linda University | United States | prosthodontics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jeffrey | Ardell | UCLA | United States | Neurocardiology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Changmin | Shi | Brown University | United States | energy storage, battery mechanics | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Edgar | GONZALEZ-KOZLOVA | Icahn School of Medicine | United States | Biology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Changmin | Shi | Brown University | United States | battery smart materials mechanics | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Jinde | Zhang | University of Massachusetts Lowell | United States | Bioinspired Functional Surfaces | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Javeed | Kittur | The University of Oklahoma | United States | Engineering Education | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | BASAVARAJ | AMOGI | AgWeatherNet | United States | Precision Agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Farzad | Ghafoorian | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | United States | Fluid Mechanic | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Marwa | Soliman | Burke Neurological Institute | United States | Big Data Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Abhishek | Mishra | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) | United States | Biomedical Sciences | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Mrinal | Saha | University of Oklahoma | United States | Mechanics of Functional Materials and Structures | Best Researcher Award |