| Mr | Xishun | Liao | University of California, Riverside | United States | Intelligent control systems | Intelligent Transportation System | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Adam | Kolides | Duquesne University | United States | Others | Foundation Models | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Yuefan | Deng | Stony Brook University | United States | Computer technology for design and simulation | Algorithms and Implementation for Machine Learning | Excellence in Research | |
| Prof Dr | Young | Kwon | Naval Postgraduate School | United States | Solid mechanics | Multiscale and multiphysics problems | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | John | Aliu | University of Georgia | United States | Facilities management | Engineering Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | SureshBabu | Rajasekaran | The University of Chicago | United States | Robotics | Computer Aided Design In Mechanical Engineering | Excellence in Research | |
| Mr | Saydul Akbar | Murad | University of Southern Mississippi | United States | Others | Machine Learning | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Annabelle | Lee | Nevermore Security | United States | Others | Cyber Security | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Madeleine | Gonte | Wayne State University School of Medicine | United States | Computer aided machine design | Genetics/Prenatal testing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Abed | Malti | Octi-startup | United States | Intelligent control systems | Computer Vision with Mechanical priors | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Tongge | Wu | UC Berkeley | United States | Solid mechanics | Biomechanics | Excellence in Research | |
| Dr | Sanghoon | Shin | University of Maryland | United States | Others | Hydrology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Hanna | Cho | The Ohio State University | United States | Design of mechanical and electromechanical devices | MEMS resonator | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Christopher | Tam | Florida State University | United States | Computer aided machine design | Computational Aeroacoustics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Maysoon | Mikha | USDA-ARS | United States | Computer aided machine design | Data presentation/Figures/agriculture management practices | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | David | Katz | Diet ID, Inc | United States | Others | dietary assessment and goal setting | Excellence in Innovation | |
| Mr | Joao Paulo | Jacomini Prioli | Wayne State University | United States | Others | Robotic disassembly system | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Enrique | del Castillo | Pennsylvania State University | United States | Quality control | Industrial Engineering/Operations Research | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | MIchael | Carl | Kent State University | United States | Others | Translation | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Xiangsong | Feng | Columbia University in the City of New York | United States | Fluid mechanics | Single Particle Cryogenic Electron Microscopy | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |