| Dr | Martin | Januska | University of West Bohemia in Pilsen | Czech Republic | Risk and Resilience Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Agnieszka | Dawidowicz | University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Institute of Spatial Management and Geography, Department of Land Management | Poland | Urban Planning | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Katarzyna | Glinska-Lewczuk | University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (UWM) | Poland | Environmental Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Tawfeeq | Gdeh | University of Virginia | United States | Structural Engineering | Sustainable Infrastructure Innovation Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Nancy | Clark | University of Victoria | Canada | Others | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Sadia | Siddiqa | University of Ulsan | South Korea | Others | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Minyeob | Jeong | University of Ulsan | South Korea | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Esa | Itkonen | University of Turku | Finland | Others | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Michele | Cassetta | University of Trento | Italy | Environmental Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Seyedkamal | Jalali | UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO | Italy | Materials Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Andre | Fonseca | University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro | Portugal | Environmental Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Letzai | Ruiz-Valero | University of Toronto | Canada | Materials Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Sergey | Kruglov | University of Toronto | Canada | Others | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Moto | Nakaya | University of Tokyo/ National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry | Japan | Others | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Nzalalemba Serge | Kubanza | University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa | Environmental Policy and Management | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ngonidzashe | Mangoro | University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa | Environmental Risk Assessment | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Alex | Tro-Cabrera | University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) | Spain | Sustainable Development | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Lazaros | Neokosmidis | University of the Aegean | Greece | Environmental Modeling | Excellence in Research | View Profile |
| Prof | Surendra | Shah | University of Texas at Arlington | United States | Materials Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Abooali | Golzary | University of TEHRAN | Iran | Solid Waste Management | Best Researcher Award | |