| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yong | Jin | Changzhou University | China | Gas-solid two-phase flow | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Yongliang | Zhang | Tsinghua University | China | WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Dr | You | Zhou | Hohai University | China | Impact dynamics | Best Paper Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Yu-Fon | Chen | National Taitung University/Master Program in Biomedicine | Taiwan | peptide drug, drug carrier | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | Yun | Li | Beijing Electro-Mechanical Engineering Institute | China | Two-phase flow heat transfer | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Yuqin | Wang | Chaohu University | China | Mechanical system testing and control | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Ze | Yang | Tsinghua University | China | Micro-nano energy, self-powered system | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zeqi | Wang | Anhui University of Science and Technology | China | Mechanisms, Prevention and Control, and Early Warning of Coal and Rock Dynamic Disasters | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhangbao | Xu | Fuyang Normal University | China | Advanced control, nonlinear control | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zhaobing | Hao | Engineering & Technology Company, CNOOC | China | Rock Mechanics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhi-Min | Li | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | China | Phase field damage method | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zhonghao | Zhou | Dalian Jiaotong University | China | Cross scale simulation | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ziyad | Gunga | Cardiac surgery department, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland | Switzerland | valve aortique stenté sutureless | Best Innovation Award | View Profile |
| 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 | |