| Ms | Jisu | Yoo | University of Seoul | South Korea | Environmental Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Jiying | Zhou | Henan University | China | Sustainable Development | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Joachim | Pander | Technical University of Munich | Germany | Others | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Dr | João | Grilo | Universidade de Aveiro | Portugal | Materials Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Dr | Joe | Kocan | University at Buffalo | United States | Others | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Johanna | Esguerra Arce | Universidad Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito | Colombia | Materials Science and Engineering | Waste Reduction and Management Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Dr | John | Ramirez Avila | Mississippi State University | United States | Water Resources Engineering | Best Scholar Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Prof | JOHN | TSIAOUSSIS | School of Medicine, University of Crete | Greece | Others | Best Paper Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Prof. Dr | John | Hsu | National Sun Yat-sen University | Taiwan | Coastal Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Prof | Jonghoek | Kim | sejong university | South Korea | Environmental Engineering | Research Excellence Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Jonghun | Kam | Pohang University of Science and Technology | South Korea | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Jongseo | Lee | Samsung E&A (Samsung Engineering) | South Korea | Sustainable Development | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Jose | Cantalice | Rural Federal of Pernambuco University/Texas A&M University | Brazil | Environmental Engineering | Excellence in Research | |
| Dr | José | Garcés-Vargas | Universidad Austral de Chile | Chile | Environmental Hydrology | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Dr | José Angel | Rueda | Universidad del Papaloapan | Mexico | Environmental Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Dr | Joseph | Bonello | University of Malta | Malta | Others | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Dr | Joseph | Arhavbarien | Rockedge Ventures (UK) Ltd | United Kingdom | Environmental Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Mr | Ju Hwan | Song | Korea Basic Science institute | South Korea | Others | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ju-Ying | Yang | Kansas State University | United States | Environmental Policy and Management | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Prof | Juan | Santiago | Stanford University | United States | Others | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |