Researchers from leading companies, government laboratories, academic institutions and industrial think tanks, who, throughout the years, have shared their technical expertise with the North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME (NAMRI | SME).
| 2018-2020 Livan Fratini | 1996-1998 Paul K. Wright |
| 2016-2018 Lihui Wang | 1994-1996 Kamlakar P. Rajurkar |
| 2014-2016 Albert J. Shih | 1992-1994 Warren R. DeVries |
| 2012-2014 John C. Ziegert | 1990-1992 Richard E. DeVor |
| 2010-2012 Shreyes N. Melkote | 1988-1990 Ronald A. Kohser |
| 2008-2010 Shivakumar Raman | 1986-1988 Klaus J. Weinmann |
| 2006-2008 Y. Lawrence Yao | 1983-1986 Taylan Altan |
| 2004-2006 K. Scott Smith | 1981-1983 Subbiah Ramalingam |
| 2002-2004 Steven Y. Liang | 1980-1981 Juri Tlusty |
| 2000-2002 Stephen Malkin | 1973-1980 William B. Rice |
| 1998-2000 Shiv G. Kapoor |