| Prof | Yanchun | Zhao | Lanzhou University of Technology | China | Materials selection and structural design | Materials design | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Gan | Feng | Sichuan University | China | Others | Geotechnical engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Eda | Acikgoz | Van Yuzuncu Yil University | Turkey | Others | Medicine/Oncology/Cancer Stem Cell | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Haitao | GE | University of Strasbourg | France | Solid mechanics | Civil engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Jafar | Razmara | University of Tabriz | Iran | Intelligent control systems | Thermal prediction for energy management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Pouya | Ghamari karagar | University of Birjand | Iran | Others | Catalysis | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Shahab | Hosseini | Tarbiat Modares University | Iran | Others | Mining industry, blasting | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Tahir Cetin | AKINCI | University of California Riverside | United States | Others | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Ke | Gao | School of Economics/Peking University | China | Others | energy technology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Haodong | Chen | Investment Banking Department/Soochow Securities Co., LTD. | China | Others | energy technology | Best Researcher Award | |