| Prof Dr | Irene | Maffi | Université de Lausanne | Switzerland | Social Sciences | Social Anthropology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ahmed | Orabi | Nuclear Materials Authority | Egypt | Chemistry | environmental analytical chemistry | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Othman | Alshamrani | Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University | Saudi Arabia | Engineering | Construction Engineering and Management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Heather | Carnahan | Marine Institute of Memorial University | Canada | Other | Human Factors | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Adewale | Adeniyi | Chemical Engineering Department,University of Ilorin, Nigeria | Nigeria | Chemical Engineering | Waste Management, Process and Product Development | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Antonio J | Sánchez Egea | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | Spain | Engineering | Manufacturing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | April | Myers | UC Berkeley | United States | Neuroscience | Vision Science | Young Scientist Award | |
| Prof Dr | Enass | El-Sheikh | Nuclear Materials Authority | Egypt | Chemical Engineering | ores processing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Christopher | Parker | Loughborough University | United Kingdom | Other | Design | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Fotini | Hardy | Fotina Hardy Consulting | Australia | Social Sciences | Social work | Women Researcher Award | |
| Dr | SURESH | MIKKILI | National Institute of Technology Goa | India | Engineering | Electrical engineering - Grid connected PV systems | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Marcele | Passos | Federal University of Pará | Brazil | Materials Science | Biomaterials | Best Research Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ch.vijaya | Kumar | International School of Technology & Sciences (For Women) | India | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Young Scientist Award | |
| Prof | Abdelouahed | Tounsi | Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea | Algeria | Engineering | Civil Engineering | Top Researcher Award | |
| Dr | SALMAN | HAMMADI | Engineering College, Bsarah University | Iraq | Engineering | Mechanical engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Sanderson César | Barbalho | Universidade de Brasília | Brazil | Engineering | Engineering management | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | Gualter | Couto | Universidade dos Açores | Portugal | Business, Management and Accounting | Real Options | Best Research Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Paolo | Renna | School of Engineering/University of Basilicata | Italy | Engineering | Industrial manufacturing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Othmane | AMHOUD | Moulay Smail University | Morocco | Materials Science | Magnetism | Best Research Award | |
| Mr | Sangay | Gyeltshen | Independent Researcher | Bhutan | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Soil Science | Best Research Award | |