| Dr | Boyu | Liao | Dalian Maritime University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Changwei | Shao | Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, CAFS | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Chuan | Wang | China University of Petroleum (East China) | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Chunpeng | He | Southeast University | China | Breakthrough Innovations Laureate 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 |
| Prof | Dimitrios | Moutopoulos | University of Patras | Greece | Best Paper Award |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Dongmin | Shin | Gyeongsang National University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | DSM | De Silva | Univesity of Kelaniya | Sri Lanka | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Elijah | Onojowho | University of Nigeria, Nsukka | Nigeria | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof Dr | Eugen-Victor-Cristian | RUSU | 'Dunarea de Jos' University of Galati, | Romania | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Faming | Wang | South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Farzin | Ghaemi | ferdowsi university of mashhad | Iran | Excellence Award (Any Scientific field) |
| Prof. Dr | Frederic | DEBEAUFORT | University of Burgundy | France | Academic Brilliance Recognition Award |
| Dr | Gabriel-Ionut | Plavan | ”Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Romania | Romania | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | GiHoon | Hong | IMBeR IPO-China/State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Guangming | Lu | Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | GUNBAEK | SO | Mokpo National Maritime University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Guofeng | Wu | East China Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Haozhen | Ding | Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award |