| Prof Dr | Qiang | Zhang | State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin/China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ebrahim | Sharifi Teshnizi | Ferdowsi University of Mashhad | Iran | Geotechnical Engineering | Environmental Leadership in Civil Engineering Award | |
| Dr | Akira | Aikawa | Railway Technical Research Institute | Japan | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Abbas | Mahboobi | Iran | Iran | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Mahmoud | Ghazavi | K N Toosi University of Technology | Iran | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zhaowei | Sun | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | mohammadali | izadifar | Louisiana State University | United States | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Feng | Chen | State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Mian | Chen | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Zihang | Li | Wuhan University of Technology | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Yun-Tae | KIM | Pukyong National University | South Korea | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | kapila | Ranjith Withanage | Yokohama National University | Japan | Geotechnical Engineering | Innovations in Materials Engineering Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Su | Wang | China university of petroleum, Beijing | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Paper Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ifeyinwa | Obianyo | Nile University of Nigeria Abuja Nigeria | Nigeria | Geotechnical Engineering | Women Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Eduardo | Garzón | University of Almería | Spain | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Bangjie | Fu | Central South University | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Shamshad | Alam | Jazan University | Saudi Arabia | Geotechnical Engineering | Excellence in Research | View Profile |
| Dr | Ercan | Aksoy | Eha Construction & Architecture | Turkey | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Mahasakti | Mahamaya | OP Jindal University,Raigarh,Chhattishgarh,India. | India | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Lin | Lang | Xihua University | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |