| 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 |
| Prof. Dr | Leng Chee | Chang | College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii Hilo | United States | Research Excellence Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Prof. Dr | Manjula | Salimath | University of North Texas | United States | Research Excellence Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Prof | Takao | Sasaki | University of Rochester | United States | Research Excellence Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Prof. Dr | Sumon | Sarkar | The State University of New York at Buffalo | United States | Research Excellence Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Odayme | Quesada | University of Cincinnat, The Christ Hospital | United States | Research Excellence Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Dr | Li | Li | Pfizer | United States | Excellence in Research Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Dr | Leslee | Shaw | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | United States | Women Researcher Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Neusa | Steiner | University of Hawaii | United States | Women Researcher Award | forensicscientist.org |
| Prof | Hong | Zhang | Scottish Rite for Children, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | United States | Innovative Research Award | forensicscientist.org |
