| Mr | Zizun | Wei | Hohai University | China | Water and Wastewater Treatment | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Dr | Zulfiqar | Ali | The University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Others | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Mrs | Zuzanna | Woźniak | Wrocław University of Science and Technology | Poland | Structural Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Mr | 俊 | 刘 | Chongqing Medical University | China | Environmental Chemistry | Excellence in Research | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Mr | 宝荣 | 郭 | Guilin University of Technology | China | Sustainable Development | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |