| Dr | Michael | Martin | California Department of Fish and Wildlife | United States | Southeast Asia Marine Pollution | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Ansel | Klein | University of California - Berkeley | United States | Farmer knowledge of soil | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Jake | Gonzalez | Texas Tech University | United States | Soil property comparative analysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Cristina | Bilbao Sainz | US Department of Agriculture | United States | Isochoric Freezing Preservation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | narayanan | narayanan | Donald Danforth Plant Science Center | United States | Sustainable agriculture and food systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sebastian | John Adams | University of Mississippi | United States | Good Agriculture and Collecting Practices | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Krishnaswamy | Jayachandran | Florida International University | United States | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Li | MA | OKLAHOMA STATE UNIV | United States | Food safety and agricultural production practice | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ammara | Talib | Harvard University | United States | Machine learning, water management, statistical and process-based modeling | Women Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Reza | Ovissipour | Texas A&M | United States | Cellular Agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Dev | Shrestha | University of Idaho | United States | Modeling | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Kuber | Shivashakarappa | Tennessee State University | United States | Crop improvement | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Michael | Madin | Kansas State University | United States | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhiying | Lu | University of Alabama at Birmingham | United States | Marine algae commericalization | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Serge Mandiefe | Piabuo | Wageningen University and Research | United States | Community Forest Enterprises | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Janet | Sturgeon | Simon Fraser University | United States | ethnic minority land access and land use | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ming | Sun | Stony Brook University | United States | Fisheries management | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Richard | Terry | Brigham Young University | United States | Sustainable Crop Production | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shams Rahman | Rahmani | Purdue University | United States | Soil Pedology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Achyut | Paudel | Washington State University | United States | Precision Agriculture and Agriculture Automation | Top Researcher Award |