| 2019 | Dr. Colen G. Kennell | Almost 47 Years - A Naval Engineer’s Career |
| 2018 | Robert G. Keane, Jr., Peter E. Jaquith, CAPT Barry F. Tibbitts, USN (Ret.), Timothy Mierzwicki, Jeffrey J. Hough, Dr. Joseph T. (Tim) Arcano, Jr. | Rapid Warship Acquisition: A Case for Fundamental Change in Design and Acquisition Policy |
| 2017 | Robert G. Keane, Jr., Timothy Mierzwicki, and Glen Grogan | Designing Out Complexity Early: A Path to Affordable Flexible Warships |
| 2016 | James E. Rogal, Abhay Tase, Raphael D. Lockett and Philip C. Koenig | Analyzing and Forecasting Overhead Costs in U.S. Naval Shipbuilding |
| 2015 | Dr. Norbert Doerry and Martina Sibley | Monetizing Risk and Risk Mitigation |
| 2014 | Malone, Michael L.; Trost, Christopher S.; Firestone, Courtney; Mullen, Tom; Krebs, William K. | Maximizing Value Across the Lifecycle of Long-lived Capital-intensive Assets |
| 2013 | Dr. Tomasz Abramowski | Application of Artificial Intelligence Methods to Preliminary Design of Ships and Ship Performance Optimization |
| 2012 | LCDR Shaun P. Hayes, USN | “Modeling and Simulation Methods for Assessing the Error in Ground Reaction Estimates of a Stranded Vessel” |
| 2011 | Mr. Joseph M. Bradley, Mr. William J. Dalton, Ms. Christy Goff, RDML(SEL) Michael Jabaley, USN, Mr. Charles McNamara, Mr. Christopher S. Trost | Maximizing Platform Value: Increasing VIRGINIA Class Deployments |
| 2010 | CDR Joshua J. LaPenna, USN | Surfacing Rescue Container Concept Design for Trident Submarines: Rethinking Submarine Search and Rescue |
| 2009 | Mr. James D. Moreland, Jr. | Structuring a Flexible, Affordable Naval Force to Meet Strategic Demand in the 21st Century |
| 2008 | Dr. Alan Brown and LT Justin Strock, USCG | Methods for Naval Ship Concept and Propulsion Technology Exploration in a CGX Case Study |
| 2007 | Dr. Nita Lewis Miller and Robert Firehammer | Avoiding a Second Hollow Force: The Case for Including Crew Endurance Factors in the Afloat Staffing Policies of the U.S. Navy |
| 2007 | Mr. John E. Tessaro, Mr. Ray M. Calfo and Mr. Matt B. Smith | High-Speed Generators for Power-Dense, Medium-Power, Gas Turbine Generator Sets |
| 2006 | CAPT Norbert Doerry, USN | Zonal Ship Design |
| 2005 | Mr. John C. Hootman and Dr. Cliff Whitcomb | A Military Effectiveness Analysis and Decision Making Framework for Naval Ship Design and Acquisition |
| 2004 | Mr. Gabor Karafiath, Mr. Donald McCallum and Dr. Dane Hendrix | Designing Navy Hull Forms for Fuel Economy |
| 2003 | Dr. Unyime O. Akpan, Dr. Tamunoiyala S. Koko, Dr. Bilal M. Ayyub, and Timothy E. Dunbar | Reliability Assessment of Corroding Ship Hull Structure |
| 2002 | Dr. Bilal M. Ayyub, Dr. Ibrahim A. Assakkaf, Dr. David Pl Kihl, and Michael W. Sieve | Reliability-Design Guidelines for Fatigue of Ship Structures |
| 2001 | CDR Stephen P. Markle, USN, P.E.; and Sean E. Gill | T-AKE: Acquiring the Environmentally Sound Ship of the 21st Century |
| 2000 | Dr. Gilberto F. M. de Souza and Dr. Bilal Ayyub, P.E. | Probabilistic Fatigue Life Prediction for Ship Structures Using Fracture Mechanics |
| 2000 | LCDR Chris L. Warren, USN and CDR Mark W. Thomas, USN | Submarine Hull Form Optimization Case Study Using Parametric Relationships, a Ducted Lifting-Line model, and a Genetic Algorithm |
| 1999 | Mr. Dominic S. Cusanelli and Lowry Hundley | Stern Flap Powering Performance on a Spruance Class Destroyer: Ship Trials and Model Experiments |
| 1998 | Diane Burton, Jan de Kat, Rubin Sheinberg, and Peter Minnick | Extreme Motion Analysis and Simulation for Ship Design and Operations |
| 1997 | Mr. Craig A. Nickol | Future Naval Aircraft and Aircraft Carrier Design: A Study of Aircraft/Ship Interface |
| 1996 | Mr. William A. Hockberger | Total System Ship Design in a Supersystem Framework |
| 1995 | Kurt Yankaskas and Tom Slotwinski | Acoustic Characteristics of T-AGOS 19 Class SWATH Ships |
| 1994 | Dr. Armin W. Troesch and LTJG John D. Hicks, USCG | The Efficient Use of Simulation in Planing Hull Motion Analysis |
| 1992 | Dr. Bilal M. Ayyub and Kwan-Ling Lai | Structural Reliability Assessment with Ambiguity and Vagueness in Failure |
| 1984 | John D. Adams and Walter F. Beverly | Technical Evaluation of the SES-200 High Length-to-Beam Surface Effect Ship |
| 1982 | Dr. James V. Jolliff and Dr. David L. Green | Advanced Integrated Electric Propulsion — A Reality of the Eighties |
| 1981 | Mr. Roy J. Biondi and Mr. Bradford E. Kruger | The Unimast Concept — A Major Departure in Shipboard Radar Antenna Installation Philosophy |
| 1980 | Dr. Carl T. Zovko | Several Unusual Propulsion Systems |
| 1979 | CAPT James L. McVoy, USN (Ret.) | Prediction of a Submarine's Trajectory by an Approximate Solution of it's Equation of Motion |
| 1978 | LCDR Stephen R. Olson, USN | An Evaluation of the Seakeeping Qualities of Naval Combatants |
| 1977 | LCDR Henry W. Schab, USN (Ret) and George F. Wilhelmi | Glass Rienforced Plastic (GRP) Piping For Shipboard Application |
| 1976 | Mr. Jack W. Abbott and Mr. Charles M. Atchison | Pneumatics — An Analysis for Auxiliary Power Use |
| 1975 | Mr. Peter A. Gale | Margins in Naval Surface Ship Design |
| 1974 | LCDR W. Lawrence Fulton, II, USN | Essential Manning — Its Impact on Destroyer Design, Operation and Maintenance |
| 1973 | LCDR Clark Graham, USN | The Operator and Engineer Partners In Naval Ship Design |
| 1972 | Mr. Reuven Leopold, CAPT Edward C. Svendsen, USN (Ret.) and Mr. Harvey C. Kloehn | Warship Design Combat Subsystem Integration — A Complex Problem Unnecessarily Complicated |
| 1971 | Dr. Marcel J.E. Golay | Underwater Arctic Oil Transport |
| 1970 | Mr. John J. Nachtsheim and CDR L. Dennis Ballou, USN | Present Status of Computer-Aided Ship Design and Construction — Is That All There Is? |
| 1969 | LCDR Jack W. Lewis, USCG | Some Aspects of the Design of Diesel Electric Icebreaker Propulsion Systems |
| 1968 | LT Eugene A. Silva, USNR (Ret.) | Welding Processes in the Deep Ocean |
| 1967 | Mr. Benjamin W. Lankford, Jr. | The Structural Design of the ASR Catamaran Cross-Structure |