| IL-I1 | Riley Edwards | Riley Edwards | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Track Buckle Risk Modeling Using Emerging Track Health Datasets | |
| K-I1 | Eric Fitzsimmons | Robert Peterman | Kansas State University | Civil Engineering | Development of a Hybrid Concrete Tie for Increased Rotational Capacity and Resilience | |
| IL-S1 | Chris Barkan | Kirill Levchenko | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Positive Train Control with Asymmetric Authentication and Key Management | |
| D-S1 | Allan Zarembski | Allan Zarembski | University of Delaware | Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering | Risk Based Track Surfacing Model | |
| D-S2 | Allan Zarembski | Joseph Palese | University of Delaware | Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering | Risk Based Walking Inspection Frequency Model | |