| Dr | Anderson José | Maraschin | PUCRS | Brazil | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Ashok | Jagtap | National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research | India | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Chuan | Wang | China University of Petroleum (East China) | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ali | Abdulwahhab | Altinbas university | Turkey | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Lorenzo | Corgnati | CNR-ISMAR | Italy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Natália | Luptáková | Institute of Physics of Materials, AVČR | Czech Republic | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Paul | TADZONG MOUAFO | University of Dscjang, Cameroon | Cameroon | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | jai | kumar | SPACE APPLICATIONS CENTRE, ISRO | India | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Asiya | Maskaeva | The University of Dodoma | Tanzania | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nicolas | Ehemann | Instituto Politecnico Nacional | Mexico | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Julian | Ijumulana | University of Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Daria | Semikolennykh | University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Dharmendra | Singh | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | José Amorim | Reis-Filho | Universidade Federal da Bahia | Brazil | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nunzia | Limatola | Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn | Italy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shirin | Fassihi | University of Vienna | Austria | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sarat | Mohapatra | Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico | Portugal | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sukhendu | Dey | The University of Burdwan | India | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ahmed | Gad | Niof | Egypt | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shankha Shubhra | Goswami | Abacus Institute of Engineering and Management | India | Best Researcher Award |