| Assist Prof Dr | Farzaneh | Shayeganfar | University of Michigan | United States | Materials Science and Engineering | Nanofiltration | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Anjali | Ravi | University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine | United States | Structural Engineering | Dentistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Miray | ALTINKAYNAK | Boston University | United States | Others | Biomedical Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Yichun | Fan | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | United States | Environmental Policy and Management | Air pollution | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Momen | Mousa | Sam Houston State University | United States | Transportation Engineering | Construction Materials/Highways | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | elise | mansour | Louisiana State university | United States | Materials Science and Engineering | Pavement engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | MD | ALAMIN | Wayne state university | United States | Environmental Engineering | Environmental microbiology | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Lauren | Lambert | Arizona State University | United States | Others | Foresight | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | mohammadali | izadifar | Louisiana State University | United States | Geotechnical Engineering | Geosynthetic Reinforced Pile Supported Embankments (GRPS) | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | HAMID | BALALI | NMSU | United States | Sustainable Development | Water Management | Best Sustainable Development Project Award |
| Dr | Yuanchen | Yang | International Monetary Fund | United States | Urban Planning | Real Estate | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Eric | Pearce | University of Arizona Steward Observatory | United States | Others | Space Situational Awareness | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Rahel | Bekele | Duke University | United States | Environmental Policy and Management | Irrigation water management in sub–Saharan Africa | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Qiwei | Yang | University of Chicago | United States | Others | Gynecological disease/Epigenetic mechanism/research | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Djamel | Kaoumi | North Carolina State University | United States | Materials Science and Engineering | Nuclear Corrosion | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Adil | Rather | North Carolina state University | United States | Materials Science and Engineering | Surface Science | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Abiodun | Oyetunji | Global Banking School | United Kingdom | Sustainable Development | Construction, Property and Real Estate | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mustapha | Al-Behadili | University of Nottingham | United Kingdom | Environmental Engineering | Multiphase flow | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sonal | Gupta | University of Edinburgh | United Kingdom | Sustainable Development | Climate change, Renewable Energy, Power systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Leili | Abolhassani | Environmental Change Institute/University of Oxford | United Kingdom | Others | ecological economics/sustainablity/value of ecosystem services | Women Researcher Award |