| Assoc Prof Dr | Eda | Acikgoz | Van Yuzuncu Yil University | Turkey | Others | Medicine/Oncology/Cancer Stem Cell | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Wenya | Shu | Virginia Tech | United States | Solid mechanics | mechanics of composite materials | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Vahid | Salarvand | Imam Khomeini International University | Iran | Materials selection and structural design | Mechanical, Properties, Materials | Excellence in Research | globalcadawards.com |
| Dr | José Francisco | Costa Júnior | Brazilian Air Force Academy | Brazil | Fluid mechanics | Mechanical properties; Biomedical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Mohammed | Fayad | University of Technology-Iraq | Iraq | Others | Mechanical Engineering/Renewable fuels and combustion | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Yanchun | Zhao | Lanzhou University of Technology | China | Materials selection and structural design | Materials design | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Xianjun | Kong | Shenyang Aerospace University | China | Manufacturing processes | Manufacturing processes | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Yanglong | Lu | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Hong Kong | Manufacturing processes | Manufacturing process monitoring and diagnostics | Young Scientist Award | |
| Prof | Redouane | Zitoune | ICA / UMR 5312 | France | Manufacturing processes | manufacturing and machining of composites | Outstanding Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Adewale | Sedara | University of Wisconsin Madison | United States | Machine design | Machine systems | Research Excellence Award | globalcadawards.com |