| Dr. | Kenneth | O'Connor | University of West Florida | United States | Business, Management and Accounting | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Stephanie | Lunn | Florida International University | United States | Computer Science | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr. | Mo | Jamshidi | The University of Texas at San Antonio | United States | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. | Elliot | Wolfson | University of California, Santa Barbara | United States | Arts and Humanities | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Gopal | Niraula | Stanford University | United States | Physics and Astronomy | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Mr. | Israel | Adandom | The University of Alabama | United States | Medicine and Health Sciences | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr. | Aurelio Jose | Figueredo | University of Arizona | United States | Psychology | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | I-An | Su | University of Washington, Tacoma | United States | Psychology | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr. | David | Akolgo | Ball State University | United States | Psychology | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof. | Michael | Connolly | Miami Herbert Business School | United States | Business, Management and Accounting | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | LOREDANA | MORO | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | United States | Biology and Life Sciences | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Nael | Radwan | University of Idaho | United States | Computer Science | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Hayden | Smith | University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States | United States | Social Sciences | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr. | Bulent | Ozpolat | The University of Oklahoma | United States | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Diane | Damiano | NIH Intramural Research Program | United States | Engineering | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Prof. | Abdel | Abdel-Rahman | East Carolina University | United States | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr. | xiaorui | shi | oregon health & science university, professor | United States | Health Professions | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Maneesh | Lingwan | DDPSC | United States | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | William | Figg | National Cancer Institute | United States | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Hassaan | Abid | Indiana University School of Medicine | United States | Medicine and Health Sciences | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |