| Dr | Lei | Xu | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | China | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Jonghun | Kam | Pohang University of Science and Technology | South Korea | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Mahmoud | Al-Khafaji | Al-Nahrain University | Iraq | Water Resources Engineering | Top Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sofiane | BOUKHARI | University of Souk Ahras | Algeria | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Behnam | Khorrami | Dokuz Eylul University | Iran | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Chien-Lin Huang | Huang | National Taiwan University | Taiwan | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Dragana | Tomašević Pilipović | Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad | Serbia | Water Resources Engineering | Research Excellence in Civil and Environmental Engineering Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Mr | Hossein | Hedayat | Jundi-Shapur University of Technology, Dezful, Iran | Iran | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Mr | Zenebe Amele | Sahile | Arba Minch University | Ethiopia | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Dr | John | Ramirez Avila | Mississippi State University | United States | Water Resources Engineering | Best Scholar Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Ms | Sofia | Skroufouta | NTUA | Greece | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Mr | Rahman | Davtalab | Singhofen and Associate Inc. | United States | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Assist Prof Dr | Abbas | Parsaie | Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz | Iran | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zafar | Iqbal | National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad | Pakistan | Water Resources Engineering | Young Scientist Award | |
| Mr | Christossy | Lalika | WaterAid Tanzania | Tanzania | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Mohamed | Ashour | Assiut university, faculty of Engineering, Civil Engineering Department | Egypt | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | zhuo | zhang | Tianjin Center, China Geological Survey | China | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Prof | Eric | Ofosu | University of Energy and Natural Resources | Ghana | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Mehdi | Fuladipanah | Islamic Azad University | Iran | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | CHRISTOPHER | AURA | KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE | Kenya | Water Resources Engineering | Excellence in Research | civilengineeringawards.com |