| Dr | N S K | Gowthaman | Monash University Malaysia | Malaysia | Chemistry | Materials Science/Electrochemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | UMA | RANI | PONJESLY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING | India | Engineering | Environmental Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Subir | Ghosh | University of California, Riverside, USA | United States | Other | Statistics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Reena | Patel | US Army Engineer Research and Development Center | United States | Materials Science | Computational Mathematics | Most Reader's Article Award | |