| Prof | Zhihong | Zhang | Beijing University of Technology | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Research Excellence Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Mr | Zhibin | Tao | University of Portsmouth | China | Sustainable Development | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zhenyuan | Song | University of Illinois Chicago | United States | Others | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Zhenlin | Chen | Stanford University | United States | Environmental Modeling | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Dr | ZHENHUA | XIN | Advact | South Korea | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Prof | Zhengguo | Zhang | South China University of Technology | China | Materials Science and Engineering | Research Excellence Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Dr | Zhe-Yuan | Jiang | Southeast university / B-Z Geotechnical Technology (Nanjing) Co., Ltd | China | Solid Waste Management | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Zhe | Wang | Oakland University | United States | Materials Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zhe | Han | The University of Texas at Austin - Center for Transportation Research | United States | Transportation Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Dr | Zhe | Li | University of Birmingham | United Kingdom | Transportation Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Dr | Zhe | Li | University of Birmingham | United Kingdom | Transportation Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Dr | Zhaowei | Sun | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhang | Xihua | Shanghai Polytechnic University | China | Environmental Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Mr | Zenebe Amele | Sahile | Arba Minch University | Ethiopia | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zanele Annatoria | NGCOBO | University Of Kwazulu Natal | South Africa | Sustainable Development | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Prof. Dr | Zakir Hussain | Ahmed | Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University | Saudi Arabia | Others | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zakaria | Zoundi | International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | Canada | Sustainable Development | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Mr | Zakaria | OUAOUJA | ONIRIS VetAgroBio | France | Sustainable Development | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Ms | Zainab | Mohammed | Ministry of Water Resources | Iraq | Others | Smart Cities Sustainability Award | |
| Ms | Zahra | Nezafat | Iran University of Science and Technology | Iran | Environmental Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |