| Prof | Yanchun | Zhao | Lanzhou University of Technology | China | Materials selection and structural design | Materials design | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Mohammed | Fayad | University of Technology-Iraq | Iraq | Others | Mechanical Engineering/Renewable fuels and combustion | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | José Francisco | Costa Júnior | Brazilian Air Force Academy | Brazil | Fluid mechanics | Mechanical properties; Biomedical Engineering | 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 | Wenya | Shu | Virginia Tech | United States | Solid mechanics | mechanics of composite materials | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Eda | Acikgoz | Van Yuzuncu Yil University | Turkey | Others | Medicine/Oncology/Cancer Stem Cell | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Zhen | Li | College of Safety and Emergency Management Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology | China | Others | mine rock mechanics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Shahab | Hosseini | Tarbiat Modares University | Iran | Others | Mining industry, blasting | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Dina | Elnaggar | National Research Centre | Egypt | Computer technology for design and simulation | molecular modeling | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Vikram | Singh | National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | India | Industrial engineering | Multi-Agent technology and High-Tech Products | Best Researcher Award | |