To recognize students who demonstrate outstanding technical expertise through the presentation of a technical paper or engineering project in association with a major SAE meeting, event or student competition.
The late Dr. Phil Myers and his wife Jean were lifelong devotees to students and SAE International. Myers was a renowned expert on internal combustion engines, and before his retirement, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Together with his wife, they set a high standard for excellence, concern for students, and involvement with SAE. In their honor, an award was established in 1997, to annually recognize the best technical writing by a student.
The writings must be based on work done by the author(s) while an undergraduate or graduate student and presented at a major SAE event.
Members of the Selection Committee are not eligible for this award while serving on the committee. Two years must pass before former members of the Selection Committee are eligible to receive the award.
This includes an award and honorarium to the lead student author and is presented at an SAE event.
| YEAR | RECIPIENT | COMPANY |
| 2022 | Ishmaeel Ghouri | University of Leeds |
| 2022 | Sai Krishna Kancharla | Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| 2022 | Vishal Reddy | Natural Fiber Welding Natural Fiber Welding |
| 2021 | Cyrus Atis | Michigan State University |
| 2021 | Harold Schock | Michigan State University |
| 2021 | Ali Kharazmi | Michigan State University |
| 2021 | Sadiyah Sabah Chowdhury | Michigan State University |
| 2020 | George Koutsakis | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 2020 | Erika Ziraldo | University of Guelph |
| 2020 | Christopher Willman | University of Oxford |
| 2019 | Mehar Bade | West Virginia University |
| 2019 | Qianyu Ouyang | University of Pennsylvania |
| 2019 | Christopher Willman | University of Oxford |
| 2019 | Joseph Camm | Loughborough University |
| 2019 | Martin Davy | University of Oxford |
| 2019 | Paul Ewart | University of Oxford |
| 2019 | David L.S. Hung, UM-SJTU JI | Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| 2019 | Mengqi Liu, UM-SJTU JI | Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| 2019 | Li Shen, UM-SJTU JI | Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| 2019 | Richard Stone | University of Oxford |
| 2019 | Benjamin A O Williams | University of Oxford |
| 2018 | Roberto Vitolo | Politecnico di Torino |
| 2018 | Stefano d'Ambrosio | Politecnico di Torino |
| 2018 | Nicolò Salamone | Politecnico di Torino |
| 2018 | Enrico Oliva | Politecnico di Torino |
| 2017 | Sergey Fedorovich Golovashchenko, Ph.D. | Oakland University |
| 2017 | Daniel Kowalsky | FCA |
| 2017 | Saeid Nasheralahkami, Ph.D. | Oakland University |
| 2017 | Collin James Malek | Stanley Black & Decker |
| 2017 | Weitian Tim Zhou | Oakland University |
| 2016 | Gerald R. Gentz | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 2016 | Elisa Toulson | Michigan State University |
| 2015 | Martin Wissink | University of Wisconsin |
| 2015 | Rolf D. Reitz | University of Wisconsin |
| 2014 | Derek A Splitter | Oak Ridge National Laboratories |
| 2014 | Martin Wissink | University of Wisconsin |
| 2014 | Rolf D. Reitz | |
| 2014 | Dan DelVescovo | University of Wisconsin |
| 2013 | Petros Efthymiou | Loughborough University |
| 2013 | Dr. Martin Davy | Loughborough University |
| 2013 | Colin Garner | Loughborough University |
| 2013 | Graham K. Hargrave | Loughborough University |
| 2013 | Dave Richardson | Jaguar Land Rover |
| 2013 | Dr. John E.T. Rimmer | Loughborough University |