| Dr | Tahmineh | Azizi | University of Wisconsin-Madison | United States | Fractional order system | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Qingfeng | Hu | North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power | China | Mining Subsidence | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sanjeev | Kumar | Subharti University | India | Friction stir Welding | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Xiaotian | Bai | Shenyang Jianzhu University | China | Rotor dynamics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Shaohua | Dong | China University of Petroleum,Beijing | China | Pipeline Integrity Assessment | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Lili | Hu | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | China | Innovative FRP-metal composite structures | Women Researcher Award | |
| Dr | You | Zhou | Hohai University | China | Impact dynamics | Best Paper Award | |
| Prof Dr | Jong-Myon | Kim | University of Ulsan | South Korea | Fault diagnosis and prognosis | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Zongjie | Mu | China University of Petroleum-Beijing at Karamy | China | Drilling engineering; Well completion; Unconventional oil and gas stimulation; Research and application of downhole tools | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Inwon | Lee | Pusan National University | South Korea | Skin frictional reduction coating for ships | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Qingcong | Wu | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | China | Rehabilitation Robot, Exoskeleton Robot, Variable Stiffness, Mechanism Biomechatronics System, Robot Dynamics and Control | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Syamir Alihan | Showkat Ali | UniMAP | Malaysia | Aeroacoustics, Aerodynamics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Qiangqiang | Gao | China University of Mining and Technology | China | Rock damage monitoring and warning；Rock mechanics and rock control | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Yang | Gao | China Agricultural University | China | smart materials and structures | Best Researcher Award | |