| Prof | Gwo-Ching | Wang | RPI Physics | United States | Materials Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Caroline | Hoemann | George Mason University | United States | Materials Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Ayse | Oz | Cornell University | United States | Others | Excellence in Research | View Profile |
| Dr | Erik | Backus | Clarkson University | United States | Construction Management | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Oliver | Cernero | Austin College | United States | Environmental Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Xin (Cissy) | Ma | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | United States | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Tanya | Saraiya | Medical University of South Carolina | United States | Others | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Garth | Nicolson | Institute for Molecular Medicine | United States | Materials Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Geoffrey | Rothwell | Stanford University | United States | Construction Management | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Parth | Shah | SURGONE PC | United States | Others | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Toshiaki | Koike-Akino | Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL) | United States | Environmental Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ahmed | Hassebo | NYC College of Technology | United States | Others | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Kejin | Wang | Iowa State University | United States | Materials Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Mahmoud | Salari | CSUDH | United States | Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Abdullahi Maikanti | Baru | Texas Tech University | United States | Materials Science and Engineering | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Ebenezer | Fanijo | Georgia Tech | United States | Green Infrastructure | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Arash | Rahmatian | University of Houston-Downtown | United States | Structural Engineering | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Tawfeeq | Gdeh | University of Virginia | United States | Structural Engineering | Sustainable Infrastructure Innovation Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Abhay | Chavan | University of oklahoma | United States | Construction Management | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Durga | Chavali | Oklahoma State University, Trinity Health, IEEE | United States | Structural Health Monitoring | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |