| 2024, Matthew Tirrell, University of Chicago, USA |
| 2023 Chris Jones, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA |
| 2015 Dr. Zhong Lin Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA |
| 2014 Dr. Dionisios G. Vlachos, University of Delaware, USA |
| 2013 Dr. John Brady, California Institute for Technology, USA |
| 2012 Dr. John Rogers, University of Illinois, USA |
| 2011 Prof. John Ralston, University of South Australia, Australia |
| 2010 Prof. Milorad (Mike) P. Dudukovic, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 2009 Dr. Boris Rubinsky, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel |
| 2008 Prof. Hans-Jürgen Butt, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Main |
| 2007 Dr. Douglas A. Lauffenburger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2006 Dr. Jacob Israelachvili, University of California, Santa Barbra |
| 2005 Prof. John H. Seinfeld, California Institute of Technology |
| 2004 Prof. Matthew V. Tirrell, University of California, Santa Barbra |
| 2003 Prof. Peter T. Cummings, Vanderbilt University |
| 2002 Prof. Edward L. Cussler, University of Minnesota |
| 2001 Prof. Paul Craddock, Dept. of Scientific Research, British Museum, London |
| 2000 Dr. Trevor Gooch, Manager, TWI Ltd |
| 2000 Dr. Constantino Tsallis, Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas |
| 1999 Prof. John Perkins, Imperial College, London |
| 1998 Prof. Eiichi Kikuchi, Waseda University, Tokyo |
| 1997 Prof. Peter R. Norton, University of Western Ontario |
| 1996 Prof. T.W. Fraser Russell, University of Delaware |
| 1996 Prof. Clifton A. Shook, University of Saskatchewan |
| 1995 Prof. L.E. Scriven, University of Minnesota |
| 1994 Prof. Stanley I. Sandler, University of Delaware |
| 1993 Prof. John Grace, University of British Columbia |
| 1992 Prof. John MacGregor, McMaster University |
| 1991 Prof. James Wei, Princeton University |
| 1990 Prof. R. Bryon Bird, University of Wisconsin at Madison |
| 1989 Prof. Aage Fredenslund, Danmarks Tekniske Hojskole |
| 1988 Prof. James E. Bailey, California Institute of Technology |
| 1987 Prof. George Stephanopoulos, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 1986 Prof. Rutherford Aris, University of Minnesota |
| 1985 Prof. Andreas Acrivos, Stanford University |
| 1984 Prof. John M. Prausnitz, University of California, Berkeley |
| 1983 Dr. John H. Sinfelt, Exxon Research, Linden NJ |
| 1982 Prof. W. Harmon Ray, University of Wisconsin at Madison |