| Mr | Zenebe Amele | Sahile | Arba Minch University | Ethiopia | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Jianwei | Zhang | Beijing University of Chemical Technology | China | Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhang | Xihua | Shanghai Polytechnic University | China | Environmental Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zhaowei | Sun | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zhe | Han | The University of Texas at Austin - Center for Transportation Research | United States | Transportation Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zhe | Li | University of Birmingham | United Kingdom | Transportation Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zhe | Li | University of Birmingham | United Kingdom | Transportation Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Zhen | Liu | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | China | Structural Health Monitoring | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Zhengguo | Zhang | South China University of Technology | China | Materials Science and Engineering | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Zhenlin | Chen | Stanford University | United States | Environmental Modeling | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Zhihong | Zhang | Beijing University of Technology | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Zhiliang | Wang | Kunming University of Science and Technology | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | ZHIXIONG | LIU | SHANXI DATONG UNIVERSITY | China | Sustainable Development | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zhiyou | Jia | University of Minho | Portugal | Materials Science and Engineering | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhongxiang | Liu | Southeast University | China | Structural Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Ji | Zhou | Nanjing Forestry University | China | Structural Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Jingya | Zhou | Yanbian University | China | Environmental Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Maile | Zhou | Jiangsu University | China | Materials Science and Engineering | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Dr | zhuo | zhang | Tianjin Center, China Geological Survey | China | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zhuoying | Liao | School of Energy Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China | China | Others | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |