| Assist Prof Dr | Dildar | Ali | Merano University of Engineering & Technology, Shaheed Z.A Bhutto Campus Khairpur | Pakistan | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Feng | Gao | Changsha University of Science and Technology | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Prof | Daniela Dominica | Porcino | University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria | Italy | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Mohammadreza | Shahbazi | Kani Kavan Shargh Co. | Iran | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Xu | Li | Beijing Jiaotong University | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Dr | Zikai | Dong | Beijing Jiaotong University | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Prof | Xin-Po | SUN | Sichuan University of Science and Engineering | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Mustafa Kubilay | Kelesoglu | Istanbul Universitesi-Cerrahpasa | Turkey | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| 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 | civilengineeringawards.com |
| 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 | civilengineeringawards.com |
| 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 | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Mr | mohammadali | izadifar | Louisiana State University | United States | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| 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 | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Prof | Mian | Chen | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Mr | Zihang | Li | Wuhan University of Technology | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Prof | Yun-Tae | KIM | Pukyong National University | South Korea | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Mr | kapila | Ranjith Withanage | Yokohama National University | Japan | Geotechnical Engineering | Innovations in Materials Engineering Award | civilengineeringawards.com |