| Dr | Joe | Kocan | University at Buffalo | United States | Others | Arthroplasty and surgical implants | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Kumareswaran | Keerthana | University of Ruhuna | United States | Environmental Engineering | Nature based solutions, lifecycle assessment, green infrastructure | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Prashant | Nagapurkar | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | United States | Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation | Carbon Capture | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Snowil | Lopes | Clemson University | United States | Environmental Engineering | Human in loop indoor environments | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Caroline | Clevenger | University of Colorado Denver (Civil Engineering) | United States | Construction Management | Worker Performance | Research Excellence in Civil and Environmental Engineering Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Pamela | Coleman | Howard University College of Medicine | United States | Others | Education | Excellence in Research |
| Prof Dr | Iris | Mohr | St. John’s University | United States | Sustainable Development | Sustainable Fashion, Green Marketing, Ethics | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Zabihollah | Rezaee | The University of Memphis | United States | Environmental Policy and Management | Managemnt Reports | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Raana | Koushki | ERM - Environmental Resources Management | United States | Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation | Climate Change, Hydrology, Water quality, Risk assessment | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Rahman | Davtalab | Singhofen and Associate Inc. | United States | Water Resources Engineering | Climate Change and Stormwater Management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Thomas Odey | Magu | University of Florida | United States | Sustainable Development | Renewable energy and waste management | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Vaibhav | Sinha | The Ohio State University/ College of Engineering | United States | Environmental Risk Assessment | Radiological Assessment | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mohamed | Almansour | University of Missouri-Columbia | United States | Transportation Engineering | Transport mode choice using machine learning | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ajeet | Kaushik | Florida Polytechnic University | United States | Environmental Engineering | Catalysis and Sensing Technology | Environmental Leadership in Civil Engineering Award |
| Prof | Surendra | Shah | University of Texas at Arlington | United States | Materials Science and Engineering | Cement and Concrete | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Ahmed | Nisar | Virginia Tech | United States | Green Infrastructure | Sustainable Construction Techniques | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | CAMILA | Donatti | conservation international | United States | Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation | Nature-based solutions for adaptation | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Md Asfiqur | Rahman | University of South Carolina | United States | Environmental Engineering | Civil and Environmental Engineering (Railroad engineering)) | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Di | Kang | WSP USA | United States | Transportation Engineering | Transportation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Farzad | Ghafoorian | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | United States | Environmental Modeling | Wind turbine modeling | Best Researcher Award |