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).
| 2016-2018 Lihui Wang | 1996-1998 Paul K. Wright |
| 2014-2016 Albert J. Shih | 1994-1996 Kamlakar P. Rajurkar |
| 2012-2014 John C. Ziegert | 1992-1994 Warren R. DeVries |
| 2010-2012 Shreyes N. Melkote | 1990-1992 Richard E. DeVor |
| 2008-2010 Shivakumar Raman | 1988-1990 Ronald A. Kohser |
| 2006-2008 Y. Lawrence Yao | 1986-1988 Klaus J. Weinmann |
| 2004-2006 K. Scott Smith | 1983-1986 Taylan Altan |
| 2002-2004 Steven Y. Liang | 1981-1983 Subbiah Ramalingam |
| 2000-2002 Stephen Malkin | 1980-1981 Juri Tlusty |
| 1998-2000 Shiv G. Kapoor | 1973-1980 William B. Rice |
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