| Dr | Bernard | Jackson | Departement of Astronomy and Astrophysics / University of California, San Diego | United States | Outstanding Scientist Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Mr | Kuang-Wei | Wang | Michigan State University | United States | Best Researcher Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Dr | Sadikshya | Bhandari | Danbury Hospital | United States | Best Researcher Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Prof | Caroline | Wagner | Ohio State University | United States | Best Researcher Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Prof. Dr | Vladislav | Yakovlev | Texas A&M University | United States | Best Researcher Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Mrs | Liliam | Etienne | City University of New York | United States | Best Researcher Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Mr | Mohammed | Kanani | University of Washington School of Medicine | United States | Best Researcher Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Dr | Bethelhem | Belachew | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | United States | Best Researcher Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Dr | Richard | Reynolds | USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station | United States | Lifetime Achievement Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Subodh | Kumar | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso | United States | Best Researcher Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Dr | Curtis | VanderSchaaf | Mississippi State University | United States | Best Researcher Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Dr | Crystal | Harrell | Seven Sisters & Co., LLC | United States | Best Researcher Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Dr | Andrew | Rossetti | Mount Sinai Health System | United States | Best Researcher Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Ms | Mickela | Heilicher | University of Wisconsin, Madison | United States | Best Researcher Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Dr | Naila Camila | da Rocha | University of Wisconsin-Madison | United States | Best Researcher Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Prof | Mohamed | Noufal | Hampton University | United States | Best Researcher Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Kristine | Hallisy | University of WI-Madison | United States | Best Researcher Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yuan | Ping | University of Wisconsin - Madison | United States | Research Excellence Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Mrs | Amrita | Ganguly | George Mason University | United States | Research Excellence Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Dr | Jacques | Galipeau | UW - Madison | United States | Research Excellence Award | forensicscientist.org |
