| Prof | Enrique | del Castillo | Pennsylvania State University | United States | Quality control | Industrial Engineering/Operations Research | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | MIchael | Carl | Kent State University | United States | Others | Translation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Xiangsong | Feng | Columbia University in the City of New York | United States | Fluid mechanics | Single Particle Cryogenic Electron Microscopy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jiyoung | Yu | Clemson University | United States | Computer aided machine design | 3D printing | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Mohsen | Attaran | California State University, Bakersfield | United States | Manufacturing processes | Industry 4.0 | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Roya | Koshani | Pennsylvania State University | United States | Materials selection and structural design | Micro-/nanoengineered soft materials for healthcare and environment applications | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Fahim | Abdullah | University of California, Los Angeles | United States | Intelligent control systems | Model predictive control; Cybersecurity | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Salahaldein | Ahmed | University of Arkansas | United States | Industrial engineering | Power electronics | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Bedan | Khanal | Wayne State University | United States | Decision support systems | Transportation Engineering/ Safety | Best Scholar Award |
| Dr | Jiwei | Zhou | Heliponix, LLC | United States | Others | Immersive Visualization, CAPP, Visual Inspection, Model-Based Definition, Machine Vision | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Jose | Pinto Duarte | Penn State | United States | Manufacturing processes | Fabricação Aditiva em Concreto | Excellence in Research |
| Prof Dr | Palle | Jorgensen | University of Iowa | United States | Operational research | operational research | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Elham | Mirkoohi | Auburn University | United States | Manufacturing processes | additive Manufacturing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Islam | Hussein | Florida international university | United States | Materials selection and structural design | Energy transfer, water splitting, photocatalysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Anan | Abu Rmilah | Magnolia Regional Health Center | United States | Others | Cardiology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Alberto | Tono | Stanford University | United States | Engineering graphics and sketching | Civil Engineering and Architecture | Excellence in 3D Modeling Award |
| Dr | irit | milman krentsis | MD Anderson | United States | Others | Stem cells transplantation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Syed | Gillani | University Of Missouri Hospital | United States | Others | Neurology/Vascular neurology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Nai-Chang | Yeh | California Institute of Technology | United States | Others | Graphene synthesis and applications | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Fatima | Akram | Saint Louis University, MO, USA | United States | Industrial engineering | Industrial Biotechnology | Best Researcher Award |