| Dr | Xin (Cissy) | Ma | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | United States | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Keval | Jodhani | Nirma University, Ahmedabad | India | Water Resources Engineering | Young Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Roger | Falconer | Cardiff University | United Kingdom | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Maria | Macchiaroli | University of Salerno | Italy | Water Resources Engineering | Women Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Sunkwon | Yoon | The Seoul Institute | South Korea | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Jahanzeb | Rahimi | Kandahar University | Afghanistan | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Imran | Ahmad | Woldia University | Ethiopia | Water Resources Engineering | Best Paper Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Aizhong | Ye | Beijing Normal University | China | Water Resources Engineering | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Hatice | Citakoglu | Erciyes University | Turkey | Water Resources Engineering | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Sana | Yasin | HARBIN Insitiute of Technology, Shenzhen | China | Water Resources Engineering | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Qiang | Xia | chengdu university of technology | China | Water Resources Engineering | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |