| Dr | Minyeob | Jeong | University of Ulsan | South Korea | Water Resources Engineering | Flood prediction | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Koorosh | Goudarzi | Yasouj University | Iran | Water Resources Engineering | - | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Dr | Kristina | Radinović | Faculty of Physical Chemistry | Serbia | Water Resources Engineering | Electroanalytical chemistry | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Dr | Xin (Cissy) | Ma | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | United States | Water Resources Engineering | Water quality compliance | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |